New Hampshire cities

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23 New Hampshire cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

Long thesis

The pop-weighted momentum score is 72/100 with median 1-yr of +3.5%. That's broad-based strength across the state's 13 tracked cities — 0 are in the 'Hot' tier. When this many markets move together, the simplest explanation is structural demand.

Short thesis

The bear case is the boring one: the median market is fine but the cycle is real. Watch the cities at the bottom of this state's distribution as the early-warning signal.

23
Cities tracked
$507,692
Median home (state)
23
Rising / Hot
0
Cooling / Declining

Newmarket

pop 5,797
81
Hot$561,532 · +5.1%

Hanover

pop 9,078
80
Hot$972,057 · +4.5%

Lebanon

pop 15,389
77
Rising$457,395 · +3.0%

Claremont

pop 13,105
77
Rising$279,105 · +4.0%

Hooksett

pop 5,283
77
Rising$529,245 · +2.6%

Rochester

pop 33,598
76
Rising$403,700 · +3.5%

Keene

pop 23,036
76
Rising$349,310 · +5.0%

Portsmouth

pop 22,938
76
Rising$798,662 · +3.9%

Franklin

pop 8,823
76
Rising$380,209 · +4.1%

Milford

pop 9,212
76
Rising$512,890 · +2.3%

Londonderry

pop 11,645
76
Rising$615,037 · +2.9%

Hampton

pop 9,597
76
Rising$624,547 · +3.3%

Laconia

pop 17,310
75
Rising$436,594 · +2.5%

Exeter

pop 10,109
75
Rising$611,080 · +2.7%

Concord

pop 44,674
74
Rising$449,637 · +3.9%

Somersworth

pop 12,218
74
Rising$445,457 · +2.8%

Derry

pop 22,879
73
Rising$501,492 · +3.2%

Hudson

pop 7,534
72
Rising$539,348 · +1.6%

Dover

pop 33,909
71
Rising$541,670 · +2.0%

Durham

pop 11,147
71
Rising$696,075 · -0.1%

Nashua

pop 91,851
70
Rising$507,692 · +3.6%

Manchester

pop 116,386
68
Rising$441,257 · +1.3%

Berlin

pop 9,248
62
Rising$180,904 · -3.1%

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Official state resources

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Tools for New Hampshire

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
114.1 (US=100)
Above Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Humid continental. Cold snowy winters (heavy snow in the White Mountains), warm summers. Skiing and foliage are economic anchors.

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