New Hampshire · 231 scored ZIPs · September 2026
New Hampshire: neither side has the edge.
Fair conditions for both sides. That is the population-weighted reading across 231 scored ZIPs in New Hampshire. Typical home value $533K, +2.8% over 12 months on average; listings take 54 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.
New Hampshire231 scored ZIPs
Balanced+10
Typical value$533K+2.8% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market54 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut22%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Typical rent$2,263/mo+3.6% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Active listings3,546Across 229 ZIPs · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list100.3%45% sold above list, average · Redfin, May 2026
HavenScore44of 100
Average of 231 scored ZIPs, weighted by population · the median U.S. ZIP scores 50
Affordability29
Growth50
Risk56
Momentum47
Livability60
Five parts, weighted. How the score works →
On the map
231 scored ZIPs in New Hampshire, colored by market balance.
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BuyersEvenSellers
One dot is one ZIP code; click a dot to open its page. Blue leans toward buyers, orange toward sellers.
Market report
What the latest figures say about New Hampshire.
Over the year to August 2026, typical home values in New Hampshire rose by an average of 2.8%, weighted by population across its 231 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Figures for a city or a state are averages across its scored ZIP codes, weighted by population, so each ZIP counts in proportion to its residents. Where only some ZIPs report a figure, the sentence names how many.
In New Hampshire, the average typical home value stood at $533K in August 2026, weighted by population across its 231 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
The average HavenScore balance in New Hampshire, weighted by population across its 231 scored ZIPs, read +10 in September 2026, in our Balanced band.
The HavenScore balance reads signals such as inventory, time on market and the share of listings with a price cut on one scale, from buyers at one end to sellers at the other. A reading below zero favors buyers, and one above zero favors sellers.
How fast homes are selling
In September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in New Hampshire averaged 54 days, weighted by population across the 229 of its 231 scored ZIPs that report it, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Days on market here is each ZIP code's median number of days a Realtor.com listing spends on the market, from the day it is listed until it closes or is withdrawn, averaged across the place's ZIP codes.
In September 2026, an average of 22% of listings in New Hampshire had a price cut, weighted by population across the 228 of its 231 scored ZIPs that report it, against 20% for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Summed across the 229 ZIPs in New Hampshire that report them, active listings came to 3,546 in September 2026, according to Realtor.com.
How to read these figures
Each figure names its own month: Zillow's home values and Realtor.com's listings data publish on their own schedules, so the two can sit a month apart. A figure describes that month, not the day this page was updated.
Market cycle
Where each city sits: price momentum against buyer-seller pressure.
4 of 5 New Hampshire cities read Accelerating — prices rising with the market leaning toward sellers.
- Buyer's market
- Leaning buyer
- Balanced
- Leaning seller
- Seller's market
- Named city (ink ring)
Cooling1 city
Prices still up over the year, but the market now leans toward buyers.
Accelerating4 cities
Prices rising with the market leaning toward sellers.
Manchester, Nashua, Haverhill and 1 more
Softening0 cities
Prices down over the year with the market leaning toward buyers.
No city reads Softening now.
Firming0 cities
Prices still down over the year, but the market now leans toward sellers.
No city reads Firming now.
Every city in the chart
| City | Read | Prices, trailing year | Balance | ZIPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haverhill | Accelerating | +7.6% | +13 | 3 |
| Manchester | Accelerating | +1.1% | +10 | 5 |
| Nashua | Accelerating | +3.4% | +9 | 4 |
| Ossipee | Cooling | +3.4% | −7 | 3 |
| Rochester | Accelerating | +3.9% | +21 | 3 |
Top ZIPs
The ten highest HavenScores among ZIPs with 5,000+ residents.
| Rank | Market balance | ZIP | HavenScore | Typical value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +25, leaning seller | 03036Chester, NH | 51 | $662K |
| 2 | +21, leaning seller | 03304Bow, NH | 51 | $631K |
| 3 | −1, balanced | 03087Windham, NH | 50 | $800K |
| 4 | +35, leaning seller | 03446Swanzey, NH | 50 | $396K |
| 5 | +18, leaning seller | 03038Derry, NH | 49 | $506K |
| 6 | +11, leaning seller | 03053Londonderry, NH | 49 | $619K |
| 7 | +20, leaning seller | 03054Merrimack, NH | 49 | $537K |
| 8 | +13, leaning seller | 03063Nashua, NH | 49 | $468K |
| 9 | +22, leaning seller | 03431Keene, NH | 49 | $360K |
| 10 | +14, leaning seller | 03452Jaffrey, NH | 49 | $410K |
The score only ranks ZIPs with 5,000+ residents — thinner markets are too noisy month-to-month. National leaderboards → Every scored ZIP in New Hampshire, by county →
Cities
5 cities with three or more scored ZIPs, from the strongest lean toward buyers to the strongest toward sellers.
| Rank | City | Market balance | HavenScore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ossipee | −7 | 40 | |
| 2 | Nashua | +9 | 45 | |
| 3 | Manchester | +10 | 41 | |
| 4 | Haverhill | +13 | 48 | |
| 5 | Rochester | +21 | 45 | |
Balance and HavenScore, 0–100, are population-weighted averages of each city’s scored ZIPs. All cities, every state →
Counties
10 counties with three or more scored ZIPs, from the strongest lean toward buyers to the strongest toward sellers.
| Rank | County | Market balance | HavenScore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belknap County | −11 | 43 | |
| 2 | Grafton County | −1 | 42 | |
| 3 | Coos County | 0 | 47 | |
| 4 | Carroll County | 0 | 40 | |
| 5 | Hillsborough County | +9 | 44 | |
| 6 | Strafford County | +10 | 43 | |
| 7 | Rockingham County | +15 | 46 | |
| 8 | Merrimack County | +15 | 42 | |
| 9 | Sullivan County | +17 | 45 | |
| 10 | Cheshire County | +28 | 46 | |
Each county opens its page of the cheapest scored ZIPs.
Questions about New Hampshire
Answers from the latest figures, each with its month.
Is New Hampshire a buyer's market?
As of September 2026, New Hampshire sits in our Balanced band, with an average HavenScore balance of +10 on a scale from −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers), weighted by population across its 231 scored ZIPs.
Are home values falling in New Hampshire?
As of August 2026, typical home values in New Hampshire had risen by an average of 2.8% over the previous 12 months, weighted by population across its 231 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
How long do homes take to sell in New Hampshire?
As of September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in New Hampshire averaged 54 days, weighted by population across the 229 of its 231 scored ZIPs that report it, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
What does a typical home cost in New Hampshire?
As of August 2026, the average typical home value in New Hampshire was $533K, weighted by population across its 231 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Sources and freshness
Every figure on this page, where it came from and when.
ZillowHome values, rentsAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above listMay 2026
HavenScoreScore, balanceScored October 1, 2026
Rent and sale-to-list average only the ZIPs that report them.
Figures are population-weighted averages of the 231 scored ZIPs in New Hampshire.