NH metros
Cost of living across major NH metropolitan areas.
What living in NH costs
Across the 1 NH metro we track, the typical cost-of-living index is 105.6 against a national metro median of 95.7 — about 10% pricier than the typical US metro. That ranks NH 43 of the 48 states we cover, counting from the cheapest.
A typical NH home costs $526,340, or about 5.5× median household income, and typical rent is $2,136/mo.
Taxes in NH
NH levies no state income tax, so the trade-off usually shows up in property and sales tax instead. Effective property tax runs about 1.9% of home value in a typical NH metro, and combined state and local sales tax is around 0%.
Property tax is the one that scales with housing, so it bites hardest in the pricier metros above. Per-metro figures are on each metro page.
| Metro | COL index | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester, NH | 105.6 | $526,340 | $2,136 |
Cities & towns in NH (10)
Local property tax, home values and school scores for each place.