In short
The median value of owner-occupied homes is $458,800 in New Hampshire and $413,800 in the city of Manchester, against $360,600 nationwide (Census ACS 2024). On the FHFA index, New Hampshire prices up 3.1% between the second quarters of 2025 and 2026, and 46.1% over five years.
What it costs: median value in 2024
| Area | Median value, 2024 | Margin of error (90%) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $360,600 | ±$618 |
| New Hampshire | $458,800 | ±$6,138 |
| Manchester–Nashua metro area | $476,000 | ±$8,046 |
| Hillsborough County | $476,000 | ±$8,046 |
| City of Manchester | $413,800 | ±$21,249 |
Source: Census ACS 2024, table B25077; owners’ own estimates, not sale prices.
Three points stand out:
- The New Hampshire median is $98,200 above the national median.
- The city of Manchester sits $45,000 below the state median and $62,200 below the Hillsborough County median. Homes in the surrounding towns pull the county figure up.
- The margin of error for the city (±$21,249) is much wider than for the state, because the sample is smaller. The true city median is very likely between about $392,600 and $435,000.
How prices have moved: the FHFA index
| Area | 1-year change (Q2 2025 to Q2 2026) | 5-year change (Q2 2021 to Q2 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | +2.1% | +33.4% |
| New Hampshire | +3.1% | +46.1% |
Source: FHFA HPI, purchase-only, Q2 2026 (release of August 25, 2026); changes by Payotte.
New Hampshire prices rose faster than the nation’s over both periods. FHFA’s purchase-only metro file for this release does not include a series for the Manchester–Nashua area, so we cannot give the metro figure on the same basis as the state. FHFA’s separate all-transactions series, which is not seasonally adjusted and also counts refinance appraisals, does cover Manchester–Nashua: it shows +4.8% between the second quarters of 2025 and 2026, and +52.4% since the second quarter of 2021. Compare it only with itself, not with the table above.
A worked example
Take a New Hampshire home worth $400,000 in the second quarter of 2021. Tracking the state’s purchase-only index exactly, it would have been worth about $584,000 in the second quarter of 2026 (+46.1%). A single home can differ widely from the index.
How to use these figures when buying
Related: New Hampshire closing costs guide, buying a home in Manchester and New Hampshire first-time buyer programs.
Method and dataset
ACS median value. ACS 1-Year 2024, table B25077. Geographies: United States (0100000US), New Hampshire (0400000US33), Manchester–Nashua, NH metro area (310M700US31700), Hillsborough County (0500000US33011), Manchester city (1600000US3345140). Read through the data.census.gov API on October 13, 2026.
FHFA index. FHFA HPI (purchase-only, seasonally adjusted), files hpi_po_state.txt (New Hampshire) and hpi_po_us_and_census.txt (USA). Index values used: New Hampshire 470.86 (Q2 2025), 332.38 (Q2 2021) and 485.58 (Q2 2026); United States 426.58, 326.58 and 435.69. The Manchester–Nashua figures come from the all-transactions, not seasonally adjusted file hpi_at_metro.txt (CBSA 31700): 463.21 (Q2 2025), 318.46 (Q2 2021) and 485.23 (Q2 2026).
Frequently asked questions
What is the median home value in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire’s 2024 ACS median home value is $458,800 (±$6,138), against $360,600 for the nation: owners’ own estimates, not sale prices.
What is the median home value in Manchester?
For the city of Manchester, the 2024 ACS median value is $413,800 (±$21,249). Hillsborough County, and the Manchester–Nashua metro area in the same table, are at $476,000.
Are New Hampshire home prices going up or down?
FHFA’s purchase-only index shows New Hampshire prices rose 3.1% over the year to Q2 2026, against 2.1% for the nation. Over five years, they rose 46.1%.
How New Hampshire compares with the other States
At $458,800, New Hampshire ranks 9th of the 50 States for median home value, in the top ten and 27% above the national $360,600.
The States closest in median value are Rhode Island ($455,700) and Nevada ($455,500). The range runs from $170,800 in West Virginia to $875,900 in Hawaii; New Hampshire is $119,300 above the middle of that ranking (Wyoming).
On the FHFA index, New Hampshire prices rose 3.1% over the year to the second quarter of 2026, which places the State 23rd of 50, 1 points ahead of the national +2.1%. Over five years the gain is +46.1% (5th of 50; nation +33.4%).
New Hampshire sits in the middle of the pack on at least one of the two measures: 9th for the level, 23rd for the one-year change.
Over five years, New Hampshire's +46.1% annualises to +7.9% a year (nation +5.9%). The latest year (+3.1%) is 4.8 points under that average, a slower pace than the five-year average.
Manchester, the main city, has a median of $413,800, 21st of the 49 main cities Payotte covers. That is 10% below the New Hampshire median, a discount that ranks 39th of 49.
The one-year FHFA change runs from -1.2% in New Mexico to +8.3% in Alaska. New Hampshire (+3.1%) is 5.2 points below the top and 4.3 above the bottom; Virginia (+3.1%) and Wyoming (+3.2%) are the nearest to it.
For scale, 20% of the New Hampshire median is $91,760, against $72,120 at the national median.
Compare with the other states: Median home price by state.
More New Hampshire guides
- Closing costs in New Hampshire: what buyers and sellers pay
- New Hampshire real estate transfer tax: rate and who pays
- New Hampshire property tax: how it works and what Manchester pays
- Seller disclosure requirements in New Hampshire
- Do you need a real estate attorney to close in New Hampshire?
- Foreclosure process in New Hampshire: notices and timeline
- First-time home buyer programs in New Hampshire and Manchester
- How to verify a real estate license in New Hampshire
Sources
- Census Bureau, ACS 1-Year 2024, table B25077 (consulted October 13, 2026)
- Census Bureau, 2025 ACS release schedule (consulted October 13, 2026)
- FHFA news release, August 25, 2026 (consulted October 13, 2026)
- FHFA House Price Index datasets, quarterly purchase-only and all-transactions indexes (state, metro, U.S.) (consulted October 13, 2026)