New Hampshire Housing Affordability Index

Daily affordability score for New Hampshire compared to the national average — updated every night using live mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income and home value data.

Live Score

New Hampshire

94.1

Near National Average

MBR-HAI • April 10, 2026

National Average

100.6

Near National Average

MBR-HAI • April 10, 2026

National Rank #45 of 51 states

vs. National Average -6.5 points

30-yr Rate Used 6.530%

Median Home Value $402,500

Median Household Income $99,031

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New Hampshire Affordability Ranking

#45 of 51 states — April 10, 2026 Bottom 20% least affordable

Most Affordable Least Affordable

More affordable than: 6 of 51 states (12%)

Less affordable than: 44 of 51 states (86%)

MBR-HAI Score: 94.1 vs. national 100.6 (-6.5 points)

Nearby States

↑ 42 more affordable states above

#43 CT 95.5

#44 WA 94.2

#45 New Hampshire ◀ 94.1

#46 NJ 91.9

#47 RI 90.6

↓ 4 less affordable states below

Top 5 Most Affordable

#1 WV 139.9

#2 AR 131.2

#3 AL 129.8

#4 IA 129.6

#5 MS 126.3

Bottom 5 Least Affordable

#47 RI 90.6

#48 NY 89.3

#49 OR 89.2

#50 MA 87.2

#51 CA 81.5

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New Hampshire MBR-HAI — 90-Day Trend

New Hampshire

National Average

Dashed line = national average. Amber dashed line = 100 baseline. Score updates each morning after the nightly rate aggregation run.

Key Affordability Factors — New Hampshire

$402,500

Median Home Value

U.S. median: varies by state

$99,031

Median Household Income

U.S. median: $80,734

4.1x

Price-to-Income Ratio

Home value ÷ income

$1,796/mo

Median Owner Costs

21.8% of income annually

$6,927/yr

Median Property Tax

1.72% effective rate

73.3%

Homeownership Rate

U.S. average: 65.7%

27.8%

Owner Cost Burden

% spending 30%+ of income on housing

6.530%

30-yr Mortgage Rate

State average • April 10, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2024), CPS/HVS Q4 2025. Mortgage rate from MBR live rate database.

How New Hampshire Ranks Among All States

#45

of 51 states

Least Affordable Most Affordable

New Hampshire is more affordable than 12% of U.S. states — Near National Average

94.1

MBR-HAI Score

Rank	State	MBR-HAI Score	Affordability
▲ See top 41 states →
42	Dist. of Columbia	95.5	Near National Average
43	Connecticut	95.5	Near National Average
44	Washington	94.2	Near National Average
45	New Hampshire You are here	94.1	Near National Average
46	New Jersey	91.9	Near National Average
47	Rhode Island	90.6	Near National Average
48	New York	89.3	Moderately Less Affordable
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New Hampshire History (CSV)

Daily score vs. national • all dates

                    date,state,hai_score,national_score,rate_used

                    2026-04-10,NH,94.1,100.6,6.530                

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National MBR-HAI Rankings

See how New Hampshire ranks among all 51 states and the national average.

HAI Methodology

How the 10-component formula is computed, data sources, and score interpretation.

New Hampshire Mortgage Rates

Live 30-year and 15-year rates from banks and credit unions in New Hampshire.