Average Rent in New Hampshire (2026) — HUD Fair Market Rents
The average two-bedroom rent in New Hampshire is $2,038 per month by HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent data (population-weighted); two-bedroom FMRs range from $1,287 to $2,941 across 14 rent areas.
Fair Market Rent is HUD's annual estimate of what a modest rental costs in each local market — the 40th percentile of gross rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for recent movers, published for studio through four-bedroom units and used to set Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. FMRs are a federal benchmark, not an asking-rent average: use them to sanity-check your pricing (statewide, New Hampshire's typical two-bedroom FMR moved +12.4% versus FY 2025).
Note: in New Hampshire, as in the rest of New England, HUD defines rent areas by town (county subdivision) rather than by county — expand an area's town list to find yours.
All 14 New Hampshire FMR areas
Sorted by two-bedroom rent, highest first. 7 metro areas; the rest are non-metro town areas. "vs FY 2025" is the two-bedroom change from last year's FMR for the same area.
| Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 2 townsSeabrook town · South Hampton town | $2,359 | $2,476 | $2,941 | $3,526 | $3,894 | +3.7% |
Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 13 townsAtkinson town · Chester town · Danville town · Derry town · Fremont town · Hampstead town · Kingston town · Newton town · Plaistow town · Raymond town · Salem town · Sandown town · Windham town | $1,565 | $1,730 | $2,270 | $2,722 | $3,006 | +15.6% |
Western Rockingham County, NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 6 townsAuburn town · Candia town · Deerfield town · Londonderry town · Northwood town · Nottingham town | $1,681 | $1,692 | $2,220 | $3,069 | $3,080 | +10.2% |
Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 29 townsBarrington town · Brentwood town · Dover city · Durham town · East Kingston town · Epping town · Exeter town · Farmington town · Greenland town · Hampton Falls town · Hampton town · Kensington town · Lee town · Madbury town · Middleton town · Milton town · New Castle town · New Durham town · Newfields town · Newington town · Newmarket town · North Hampton town · Portsmouth city · Rochester city · Rollinsford town · Rye town · Somersworth city · Strafford town · Stratham town | $1,601 | $1,677 | $2,194 | $2,693 | $2,941 | +11.9% |
Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 14 townsAmherst town · Brookline town · Greenville town · Hollis town · Hudson town · Litchfield town · Mason town · Merrimack town · Milford town · Mont Vernon town · Nashua city · New Ipswich town · Pelham town · Wilton town | $1,467 | $1,673 | $2,127 | $2,822 | $3,001 | 0.0% |
Manchester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 4 townsBedford town · Goffstown town · Manchester city · Weare town | $1,404 | $1,552 | $2,037 | $2,442 | $2,697 | +4.6% |
Merrimack County, NH Non-metro 27 townsAllenstown town · Andover town · Boscawen town · Bow town · Bradford town · Canterbury town · Chichester town · Concord city · Danbury town · Dunbarton town · Epsom town · Franklin city · Henniker town · Hill town · Hooksett town · Hopkinton town · Loudon town · New London town · Newbury town · Northfield town · Pembroke town · Pittsfield town · Salisbury town · Sutton town · Warner town · Webster town · Wilmot town | $1,361 | $1,504 | $1,974 | $2,604 | $2,614 | +22.3% |
Cheshire County, NH Non-metro 23 townsAlstead town · Chesterfield town · Dublin town · Fitzwilliam town · Gilsum town · Harrisville town · Hinsdale town · Jaffrey town · Keene city · Marlborough town · Marlow town · Nelson town · Richmond town · Rindge town · Roxbury town · Stoddard town · Sullivan town · Surry town · Swanzey town · Troy town · Walpole town · Westmoreland town · Winchester town | $1,328 | $1,468 | $1,926 | $2,518 | $2,550 | +24.4% |
Grafton County, NH Non-metro 40 townsAlexandria town · Ashland town · Bath town · Benton town · Bethlehem town · Bridgewater town · Bristol town · Campton town · Canaan town · Dorchester town · Easton town · Ellsworth town · Enfield town · Franconia town · Grafton town · Groton town · Hanover town · Haverhill town · Hebron town · Holderness town · Landaff town · Lebanon city · Lincoln town · Lisbon town · Littleton town · Livermore town · Lyman town · Lyme town · Monroe town · Orange town · Orford town · Piermont town · Plymouth town · Rumney town · Sugar Hill town · Thornton town · Warren town · Waterville Valley town · Wentworth town · Woodstock town | $1,445 | $1,455 | $1,909 | $2,590 | $2,630 | +25.9% |
Belknap County, NH Non-metro 11 townsAlton town · Barnstead town · Belmont town · Center Harbor town · Gilford town · Gilmanton town · Laconia city · Meredith town · New Hampton town · Sanbornton town · Tilton town | $1,241 | $1,425 | $1,800 | $2,219 | $2,676 | +21.7% |
Sullivan County, NH Non-metro 15 townsAcworth town · Charlestown town · Claremont city · Cornish town · Croydon town · Goshen town · Grantham town · Langdon town · Lempster town · Newport town · Plainfield town · Springfield town · Sunapee town · Unity town · Washington town | $1,216 | $1,332 | $1,747 | $2,418 | $2,694 | +22.9% |
Carroll County, NH Non-metro 19 townsAlbany town · Bartlett town · Brookfield town · Chatham town · Conway town · Eaton town · Effingham town · Freedom town · Hale's location · Hart's Location town · Jackson town · Madison town · Moultonborough town · Ossipee town · Sandwich town · Tamworth town · Tuftonboro town · Wakefield town · Wolfeboro town | $1,190 | $1,343 | $1,709 | $2,353 | $2,834 | +22.5% |
Hillsborough County, NH (part) HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 13 townsAntrim town · Bennington town · Deering town · Francestown town · Greenfield town · Hancock town · Hillsborough town · Lyndeborough town · New Boston town · Peterborough town · Sharon town · Temple town · Windsor town | $1,286 | $1,294 | $1,698 | $2,036 | $2,842 | +8.6% |
Coos County, NH Non-metro 43 townsAtkinson and Gilmanton Academy grant · Beans grant · Beans purchase · Berlin city · Cambridge township · Carroll town · Chandlers purchase · Clarksville town · Colebrook town · Columbia town · Crawfords purchase · Cutts grant · Dalton town · Dixs grant · Dixville township · Dummer town · Errol town · Ervings location · Gorham town · Greens grant · Hadleys purchase · Jefferson town · Kilkenny township · Lancaster town · Low and Burbanks grant · Martins location · Milan town · Millsfield township · Northumberland town · Odell township · Pinkhams grant · Pittsburg town · Randolph town · Sargents purchase · Second College grant · Shelburne town · Stark town · Stewartstown town · Stratford town · Success township · Thompson and Meserves purchase · Wentworth location · Whitefield town | $988 | $994 | $1,287 | $1,702 | $1,708 | +20.1% |
Download this table as CSV — every area, studio through 4-bedroom, with town lists and year-over-year change.
About this data
Source: HUD FY 2026 Fair Market Rents, county-level file (revised), published at huduser.gov — a U.S. government work in the public domain, republished here unmodified. The typical-rent figure is the population-weighted average across the areas above (county populations from HUD's file); year-over-year comparisons match each area with last year's file by HUD area code. Effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; last regenerated from HUD's file on 2026-07-20. FMRs cap what a housing authority can pay under the voucher program; your local Public Housing Authority's payment standard may be set between 90% and 110% of FMR. Full method notes: how the rent figures are computed.
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