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New Hampshire (NH)

STATESAFMR
Found 278 ZIPs

State Median Investment Score

57Below average

095130300
BRRent
0 BR$940 - $1,677Median: $1,301
1 BR$946 - $1,809Median: $1,322
2 BR$1,195 - $2,367Median: $1,734
3 BR$1,587 - $2,899Median: $2,331
4 BR$1,593 - $3,170Median: $2,528

Market Alignment

Studio
22
0.51-1.15
1 BR
27
0.53-1.28
2 BR
22
0.63-1.32
3 BR
31
0.66-1.49
4 BR
17
0.59-1.54
0.701.001.30aligned range

Bedroom curve

New Hampshire fair market rent by county, FY 2027

HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents cover 10 counties in New Hampshire. The median county two-bedroom FMR is $1,727. That is down 10.0% from $1,918 in FY 2026. Two-bedroom FMRs run from $1,195 in Coos County to $2,367 in Rockingham County. 3 HUD metropolitan FMR areas cover 3 of those counties; each county in the same metro area shares one FMR. No area in New Hampshire is required to use Small Area FMRs.

Two-bedroom FMR by county

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by county in New Hampshire
County2BRChange
Rockingham County$2,367+4.3%
Hillsborough County$2,239+5.3%
Strafford County$2,093−4.6%
Merrimack County$1,800−8.8%
Cheshire County$1,734−10.0%
Grafton County$1,719−10.0%
Belknap County$1,620−10.0%
Sullivan County$1,596−8.6%
Carroll County$1,566−8.4%
Coos County$1,195−7.1%

HUD metro FMR areas

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by HUD metro area in New Hampshire
Metro areaCounties2BR
Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area1$2,367
Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area1$2,239
Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area1$2,093

Questions about New Hampshire rents

What is the fair market rent in New Hampshire?

HUD sets fair market rents by metro area and county, not statewide. For FY 2027 the median county two-bedroom FMR in New Hampshire is $1,727. Look up the county or ZIP code to see the value that applies to a specific property.

Which New Hampshire counties have the highest fair market rent?

For FY 2027, the highest two-bedroom FMRs are in Rockingham County ($2,367), Hillsborough County ($2,239), Strafford County ($2,093).

Does New Hampshire use Small Area Fair Market Rents?

No area in New Hampshire is required to use them. Housing authorities use the metro or county FMR unless they choose to adopt Small Area FMRs.

Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Change compares each county's two-bedroom FMR with FY 2026.

Data source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Fiscal Year 2027