Average Rent in New Hampshire (2027) — HUD Fair Market Rents
The average two-bedroom rent in New Hampshire is $2,010 per month by HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rent data (population-weighted); two-bedroom FMRs range from $1,195 to $3,008 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 -1.4% versus FY 2026).
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 2026" 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 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 2 townsSeabrook town · South Hampton town | $2,440 | $2,518 | $3,008 | $3,584 | $3,953 | +2.3% |
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 | $1,677 | $1,809 | $2,367 | $2,820 | $3,111 | +4.3% |
Western Rockingham County, NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 6 townsAuburn town · Candia town · Deerfield town · Londonderry town · Northwood town · Nottingham town | $1,782 | $1,794 | $2,347 | $3,189 | $3,201 | +5.7% |
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 | $1,559 | $1,804 | $2,239 | $2,899 | $3,170 | +5.3% |
Manchester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 4 townsBedford town · Goffstown town · Manchester city · Weare town | $1,510 | $1,657 | $2,168 | $2,583 | $2,849 | +6.4% |
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 | $1,489 | $1,600 | $2,093 | $2,494 | $2,813 | -4.6% |
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 | $1,277 | $1,402 | $1,834 | $2,185 | $3,065 | +8.0% |
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 | $1,253 | $1,376 | $1,800 | $2,357 | $2,366 | -8.8% |
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 | $1,199 | $1,322 | $1,734 | $2,267 | $2,295 | -10.0% |
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 | $1,301 | $1,310 | $1,719 | $2,331 | $2,367 | -10.0% |
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 | $1,117 | $1,283 | $1,620 | $2,136 | $2,409 | -10.0% |
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 | $1,124 | $1,230 | $1,596 | $2,210 | $2,528 | -8.6% |
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 | $1,103 | $1,212 | $1,566 | $2,168 | $2,551 | -8.4% |
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 | $940 | $946 | $1,195 | $1,587 | $1,593 | -7.1% |
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 2027 Fair Market Rents, county-level file, 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, 2026 through September 30, 2027; last regenerated from HUD's file on 2026-09-01. 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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