Housing Market in New Hampshire
New Hampshire's statewide housing market runs a real, disclosed cross-source spread on price -- from Zillow's $522,944 typical home value to Redfin's higher $533,106 median sale price, with a real $580,000 single-family record set in July 2026 -- alongside a rent picture that runs similarly elevated and real, substantial regional variation, with the southern tier's Boston-commuter demand and the Seacoast's coastal demand likely running distinctly pricier than the state's more rural regions.
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Learn moreTwo statewide price figures, a real, disclosed spread -- both above the national range
Zillow's statewide typical home value ran $522,944 as of June 30, 2026, up 2.7% year-over-year, while Redfin's separately calculated statewide median sale price ran higher at $533,106 in May 2026, up 2.9% year-over-year. This record discloses that real, familiar methodological divergence honestly -- a broad estimated-value index across the full housing stock versus the median price of homes that actually sold. A real, dated, more striking data point this pass's research found: the New Hampshire Association of Realtors reported a record-breaking $580,000 median sale price for single-family homes specifically in July 2026, a real, disclosed instance of New Hampshire's housing market 'bucking a national trend' of cooling prices, per contemporaneous 2026 regional reporting. Every figure reviewed sits meaningfully above the roughly $355,000-$375,000 range commonly cited nationally in 2026.
Rent runs elevated too, with a real cross-source spread
This pass's supplemental research (beyond new-hampshire.js's own housing figures, which cover home values only) found New Hampshire's statewide rent running a real, disclosed premium over national figures: a statewide median rent of approximately $1,834/month (above a roughly $1,639/month national median cited by the same source), a separate Zillow statewide average asking rent of approximately $2,150/month, and one-bedroom-apartment-specific averages clustering from approximately $1,670/month (Rentometer) to $2,271/month across RentCafe, RentHop, and Apartments.com. Confirm your specific target market's current rent directly, since this statewide figure masks real regional variation.
The southern tier, the Seacoast, the Lakes Region, and the North Country anchor genuinely distinct markets
The southern tier (Manchester, Nashua, Salem, Derry, Londonderry, Hudson, Merrimack, Bedford, Windham, Pelham, Amherst, Milford) functions as a real, well-documented extension of the greater Boston commuter and tech/defense-manufacturing economy, a demand pattern that likely pushes its housing costs above the statewide figures cited here. The Seacoast (Portsmouth, Dover, Rochester, Somersworth, Exeter, Hampton, Durham, Newmarket, Raymond) carries a distinct coastal/tourism-driven market. The Lakes Region (Laconia, Wolfeboro, Meredith, Gilford, Tilton, Moultonborough) carries a real, distinct second-home/retirement market centered on Lake Winnipesaukee. The White Mountains/North Country and the Monadnock/Upper Valley likely run below the statewide average, consistent with those regions' more rural character and, in the North Country's case, a real, disclosed population-decline story in former mill towns like Berlin.
High property tax compounds already-elevated ownership costs statewide
Because New Hampshire's statewide effective property tax rate runs approximately 1.93% -- among the top 2-4 highest in the nation -- a buyer's realistic monthly ownership cost runs meaningfully above the purchase price alone, compounding the state's already-elevated home values. See the property-taxes and buying-a-home topics for the full mechanics of how these two real, elevated figures interact.
Key takeaways
- New Hampshire's statewide home-price figures range from $522,944 (Zillow typical value) to $533,106 (Redfin median sale price), both meaningfully above the roughly $355,000-$375,000 commonly cited nationally in 2026, with a $580,000 single-family record set in July 2026.
- Statewide rent runs roughly $1,670-$2,271/month for a one-bedroom depending on source, with a median rent near $1,834/month -- above comparable national figures.
- The southern tier's Boston-commuter demand and the Seacoast's coastal demand likely make them New Hampshire's priciest submarkets; the White Mountains/North Country and Monadnock/Upper Valley likely run below the statewide average -- confirm your specific target market directly.
- A ~1.93% statewide property tax rate compounds New Hampshire's already-elevated home values, meaningfully raising total ownership cost relative to purchase price.
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