HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027
Fair Market Rent in New Hampshire by county (FY 2027)
New Hampshire has 10 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $1,727. The highest is Rockingham County at $2,289, the lowest Coos County at $1,195.
Median 2BR
$1,727
Highest 2BR
$2,289
Rockingham County
Lowest 2BR
$1,195
Coos County
Counties
10
3 in metro areas
3 of the 10 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 7 get a county rate built from their own rents. The New Hampshire median of $1,727 is about 62% above the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 10 of the 10 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.
New Hampshire is one of the six New England states where HUD publishes rates by town rather than county. The county figures here fold those towns together. Open a county to see every town listed with its own rate.
The median two-bedroom moved down 10% from FY 2026. 2 counties went up, 8 went down, and the rest held.
Fair Market Rent by county
County | Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | YoY | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham County | Metro | $1,652 | $1,756 | $2,289 | $2,791 | $3,049 | +1.5% | 319,082 |
| Hillsborough County | Metro | $1,518 | $1,715 | $2,179 | $2,719 | $3,036 | +5.9% | 426,378 |
| Strafford County | Metro | $1,489 | $1,600 | $2,093 | $2,494 | $2,813 | -4.6% | 132,575 |
| Merrimack County | Rural | $1,253 | $1,376 | $1,800 | $2,357 | $2,366 | -8.8% | 155,967 |
| Cheshire County | Rural | $1,199 | $1,322 | $1,734 | $2,267 | $2,295 | -10.0% | 77,297 |
| Grafton County | Rural | $1,301 | $1,310 | $1,719 | $2,331 | $2,367 | -10.0% | 92,120 |
| Belknap County | Rural | $1,117 | $1,283 | $1,620 | $2,136 | $2,409 | -10.0% | 64,659 |
| Sullivan County | Rural | $1,124 | $1,230 | $1,596 | $2,210 | $2,528 | -8.6% | 43,715 |
| Carroll County | Rural | $1,103 | $1,212 | $1,566 | $2,168 | $2,551 | -8.4% | 51,804 |
| Coos County | Rural | $940 | $946 | $1,195 | $1,587 | $1,593 | -7.1% | 31,271 |
10 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.
Highest 2BR rates
Questions people ask
It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across New Hampshire's 10 counties is $1,727, ranging from $1,195 in Coos County to $2,289 in Rockingham County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.
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