Owning in New Hampshire
Data from January 2026
Property tax in New Hampshire
The typical owner in New Hampshire pays $6,667 a year, about 1.66% of the home’s value (0.94% nationwide). Here are the exemptions and discounts the state publishes, the deadlines to claim them or appeal, and every county’s figure.
Key numbers in New Hampshire
- Typical tax
- $6,667
- per year, typical household
- 114% more than the U.S.
- Effective rate
- 1.66%
- tax ÷ value (estimate)
- 77% more than the U.S.
- United States
- 0.94%
- national effective rate
- Exemptions and relief
- Data not available
- We have not verified the exemptions of New Hampshire yet.
How it works
Where your bill comes from
The local government puts a value on your home, subtracts the exemptions you apply for and applies the rate of each body that taxes it: the county, the city, the school district and others.
- The value assigned to your home
- The exemptions you apply for
- The rates of each taxing body (county, city, schools)
- Your yearly bill
The effective rate on this page is something else: our estimate (typical tax ÷ typical value, from Census data) for comparing places. It is not the rate your local government sets.
Dates
Deadlines to claim and to appeal
The dates the official source sets. If you think the value assigned to your home is wrong, you can appeal; each state has its own process and deadline.
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Deadline to apply for exemptions and credits: April 15
To get the property tax exemptions or credits this law lists (among them the elderly exemption in RSA 72:39-b), you file a permanent application with the selectmen or assessors by April 15 before the tax rate is set. It is signed under penalty of perjury, on the form of the commissioner of revenue administration. The application shows that you own the property and qualified on April 1 of the first year you claim it; for financial requirements, what counts is your situation when you apply.
What the source says· RSA 72:33, I
“I. No person shall be entitled to the exemptions or tax credits provided by RSA 72:28, 28-b, 28-c, 29-a, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36-a, 37, 37-a, 37-b, 38-b, 39-b, 62, 66, and 70 unless the person has filed with the selectmen or assessors, by April 15 preceding the setting of the tax rate, a permanent application therefor, signed under penalty of perjury, on a form approved and provided by the commissioner of revenue administration, showing that the applicant is the true and lawful owner of the property on which the exemption or tax credit is claimed and that the applicant was duly qualified upon April 1 of the year in which the exemption or tax credit is first claimed, or, in the case of financial qualifications, that the applicant is duly qualified at the time of application.”
New Hampshire General Court (Revised Statutes Annotated) · Verified October 24, 2026
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Deadline to apply for a tax abatement: March 1
If you disagree with your property tax assessment, you can apply in writing to the selectmen or assessors for an abatement (a reduction) of the tax. The deadline is March 1 following the date of the tax notice, and not afterwards. You use the form the law sets, and you must have complied with the requirements of RSA 74.
What the source says· RSA 76:16, I(b)
“(b) Any person aggrieved by the assessment of a tax by the selectmen or assessors and who has complied with the requirements of RSA 74, may, by March 1, following the date of notice of tax under RSA 76:1-a, and not afterwards, apply in writing on the form set out in paragraph III to the selectmen or assessors for an abatement of the tax.”
New Hampshire General Court (Revised Statutes Annotated) · Verified October 24, 2026
By place
Every county, with its figure
What the typical owner pays in each county of New Hampshire, with the typical home value and the effective rate. Highest tax first.
| Rockingham County | $7,839 | $497,500 | 1.58% |
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| Hillsborough County | $6,999 | $421,100 | 1.66% |
| Merrimack County | $6,783 | $367,600 | 1.85% |
| Strafford County | $6,708 | $362,800 | 1.85% |
| Cheshire County | $6,048 | $280,100 | 2.16% |
| Grafton County | $5,925 | $344,500 | 1.72% |
| Sullivan County | $5,756 | $268,700 | 2.14% |
| Belknap County | $4,924 | $374,900 | 1.31% |
| Carroll County | $3,848 | $388,900 | 0.99% |
| Coos County | $3,579 | $188,900 | 1.89% |
- Rockingham $7,8391.58%
- Hillsborough $6,9991.66%
- Merrimack $6,7831.85%
- Strafford $6,7081.85%
- Cheshire $6,0482.16%
- Grafton $5,9251.72%
- Sullivan $5,7562.14%
- Belknap $4,9241.31%
- Carroll $3,8480.99%
- Coos $3,5791.89%
Effective rate: typical tax ÷ typical value, our estimate from two Census medians. Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates Average 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (external site)
Buying or selling
Taxes on the sale
Some states charge a tax or fee when the deed is recorded. What the official source says:
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State real estate transfer tax (buyer and seller)
The tax is $0.75 for each $100 (or fraction) of the price, and the law applies that rate to both the buyer and the seller: each pays $0.75 per $100, $1.50 per $100 in all. When the price is $4,000 or less there is a minimum tax of $20. The tax is rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
RSA 78-B:1, I(b); RSA 78-B:4, III · New Hampshire General Court (Revised Statutes Annotated) · Verified October 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
How much is property tax in New Hampshire?
The typical owner pays $6,667 a year, about 1.66% of the home’s value, per the Census (Average 2020–2024). Nationwide the effective rate is 0.94%. Your bill depends on your county, city, school district and the exemptions you claim.
Which county in New Hampshire pays the most property tax?
By amount, the highest typical tax is in Rockingham County ($7,839) and the lowest in Coos County ($3,579). By effective rate, the highest is Cheshire County (2.16%) and the lowest Carroll County (0.99%).
What is the effective rate?
The typical tax divided by the typical home value in the same place. It is our estimate from two Census medians, not the rate your local government sets; it is for comparing places.