A free resource by NextGen Coastal — monthly OC rental market intelligence
State data • Updated March 2026

New Hampshire rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across New Hampshire cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

New Hampshire at a glance

$1,967Median city rent (ZORI)
3.2%Unemployment
533Permits / month
12Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all New Hampshire cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Portsmouth $2,579 +4.4%
Lebanon $2,376 +4.9%
Dover $2,226 +3.5%
Nashua $2,183 +2.4%
Manchester $1,996 +2.5%
Rochester $1,967 +3.2%
Keene $1,913 +3.3%
Concord $1,814 +2.9%
Somersworth $1,775
Laconia $1,690 +21.9%

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Manchester $1,996 +2.5%
Nashua $2,183 +2.4%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 New Hampshire cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in New Hampshire

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