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New Hampshire rankings · Income

Towns with the highest incomes in New Hampshire

Windham has the highest median household income of New Hampshire’s 126 towns of 2,500+: $189,583 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town here is at $102,688; 71 of the 126 top $100,000.

Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: median household income. Each figure is an estimate with a margin of error (in the row); towns whose ranges overlap may not truly differ. The survey reports incomes over $250,000 only as “$250,000+”. A described list: no letters. How grades work

#1

Windham

Rockingham County · 16,259 people
$189,583

Median household income·±$18,761 margin·2.0% in poverty

#2

Bow

Merrimack County · 8,415 people
$172,857

Median household income·±$15,561 margin·2.7% in poverty

#3

Brookline

Hillsborough County · 5,858 people
$171,046

Median household income·±$4,111 margin·0.6% in poverty

All 126 towns

Median household income, highest first.

126 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownMedian household incomeMargin (±)In poverty
1WindhamRockingham County · 16,259 people$189,583$18,7612.0%of residents
2BowMerrimack County · 8,415 people$172,857$15,5612.7%of residents
3BrooklineHillsborough County · 5,858 people$171,046$4,1110.6%of residents
4HanoverGrafton County · 12,054 people$169,583$35,8955.6%of residents
5HollisHillsborough County · 8,819 people$168,883$22,3321.9%of residents
6BedfordHillsborough County · 23,973 people$167,418$11,5192.7%of residents
7BrentwoodRockingham County · 4,923 people$165,509$23,1853.3%of residents
8GreenlandRockingham County · 4,143 people$162,837$10,8920.5%of residents
9LitchfieldHillsborough County · 8,704 people$162,036$10,9511.0%of residents
10Mont VernonHillsborough County · 2,698 people$158,036$19,4434.4%of residents
11New BostonHillsborough County · 6,276 people$154,250$25,1626.3%of residents
12AuburnRockingham County · 6,336 people$153,253$6,3172.5%of residents
13AmherstHillsborough County · 11,985 people$153,196$10,2094.4%of residents
14StrathamRockingham County · 7,735 people$151,998$20,0802.4%of residents
15North HamptonRockingham County · 4,526 people$146,458$29,0482.9%of residents
16AtkinsonRockingham County · 7,397 people$146,380$32,2901.8%of residents
17ChesterRockingham County · 5,322 people$142,212$18,7774.0%of residents
18RyeRockingham County · 5,689 people$140,655$39,2046.9%of residents
19NewtonRockingham County · 4,851 people$138,487$29,1177.5%of residents
20HopkintonMerrimack County · 6,120 people$137,477$21,1946.5%of residents
21PelhamHillsborough County · 14,828 people$135,956$19,0993.7%of residents
22SandownRockingham County · 6,753 people$135,040$24,96010.8%of residents
23LondonderryRockingham County · 27,844 people$132,556$13,9412.7%of residents
24LeeStrafford County · 4,563 people$131,579$54,0012.6%of residents
25DeerfieldRockingham County · 4,989 people$131,563$9,6986.8%of residents
26NorthwoodRockingham County · 4,757 people$129,375$22,6257.5%of residents
27MerrimackHillsborough County · 29,699 people$127,219$16,2203.0%of residents
28DunbartonMerrimack County · 3,233 people$124,348$20,9633.0%of residents
29HudsonHillsborough County · 26,001 people$124,213$6,0614.6%of residents
30Durham College campusStrafford County · 15,346 people$124,056$21,08615.1%of residents
31PlainfieldSullivan County · 2,560 people$122,656$13,1905.2%of residents
32NottinghamRockingham County · 5,490 people$122,201$20,0901.4%of residents
33StraffordStrafford County · 4,338 people$122,105$22,1448.0%of residents
34FremontRockingham County · 4,923 people$120,781$18,1195.2%of residents
35CandiaRockingham County · 4,248 people$119,737$37,4431.4%of residents
36CamptonGrafton County · 3,436 people$118,870$21,2728.3%of residents
37WeareHillsborough County · 9,291 people$118,271$16,9711.4%of residents
38HooksettMerrimack County · 15,346 people$117,962$11,0443.3%of residents
39GilmantonBelknap County · 4,060 people$117,088$8,8204.0%of residents
40GilfordBelknap County · 7,898 people$116,635$11,0986.2%of residents
41DanvilleRockingham County · 4,650 people$115,104$20,66612.1%of residents
42WiltonHillsborough County · 4,015 people$114,349$20,9973.9%of residents
43GoffstownHillsborough County · 18,607 people$113,958$11,7326.4%of residents
44SanborntonBelknap County · 3,038 people$113,750$40,7664.8%of residents
45AltonBelknap County · 6,036 people$113,715$18,5944.1%of residents
46HampsteadRockingham County · 9,110 people$112,348$17,7833.8%of residents
47BarnsteadBelknap County · 5,038 people$111,660$11,7583.4%of residents
48New IpswichHillsborough County · 5,467 people$110,507$9,3551.4%of residents
49SalemRockingham County · 31,868 people$110,490$9,2925.0%of residents
50ExeterRockingham County · 16,213 people$110,346$12,6744.7%of residents
51BarringtonStrafford County · 9,642 people$110,323$13,5057.1%of residents
52ChichesterMerrimack County · 2,834 people$109,297$13,2966.0%of residents
53DerryRockingham County · 33,990 people$108,944$6,8394.0%of residents
54PlaistowRockingham County · 7,848 people$108,317$13,3864.5%of residents
55New LondonMerrimack County · 4,411 people$107,773$9,8300.9%of residents
56LoudonMerrimack County · 5,781 people$106,966$15,8364.4%of residents
57MoultonboroughCarroll County · 5,293 people$106,693$17,7872.1%of residents
58GranthamSullivan County · 3,482 people$106,403$54,1280.0%of residents
59PortsmouthRockingham County · 23,028 people$106,219$6,8546.8%of residents
60KingstonRockingham County · 6,288 people$105,330$11,9112.1%of residents
61RaymondRockingham County · 11,050 people$104,597$9,6156.7%of residents
62EppingRockingham County · 7,973 people$104,220$6,8584.7%of residents
63MadisonCarroll County · 2,728 people$102,697$10,5154.7%of residents
64RindgeCheshire County · 6,502 people$102,679$19,5209.6%of residents
65ChesterfieldCheshire County · 3,684 people$102,370$39,7428.6%of residents
66SunapeeSullivan County · 3,442 people$101,393$20,09812.4%of residents
67WakefieldCarroll County · 5,558 people$100,976$11,0697.2%of residents
68NewmarketRockingham County · 9,647 people$100,845$13,2344.6%of residents
69FitzwilliamCheshire County · 2,500 people$100,735$10,8409.2%of residents
70TuftonboroCarroll County · 2,678 people$100,574$15,9654.0%of residents
71New DurhamStrafford County · 2,890 people$100,194$12,9315.8%of residents
72PeterboroughHillsborough County · 6,499 people$98,401$7,9865.7%of residents
73LebanonGrafton County · 15,481 people$98,147$10,1567.0%of residents
74EpsomMerrimack County · 5,057 people$97,941$13,2563.4%of residents
75MilfordHillsborough County · 16,686 people$97,768$14,2993.9%of residents
76NashuaHillsborough County · 92,435 people$96,326$5,0407.8%of residents
77EnfieldGrafton County · 4,470 people$95,474$18,61416.6%of residents
78HamptonRockingham County · 16,381 people$95,233$8,7695.6%of residents
79HennikerMerrimack County · 6,256 people$95,206$20,52511.6%of residents
80DoverStrafford County · 34,623 people$94,829$6,9058.3%of residents
81MiltonStrafford County · 4,562 people$94,493$27,4838.1%of residents
82WolfeboroCarroll County · 6,637 people$94,375$22,2138.2%of residents
83WarnerMerrimack County · 2,902 people$94,022$17,6618.4%of residents
84NorthfieldMerrimack County · 5,081 people$92,917$15,4888.1%of residents
85JaffreyCheshire County · 5,633 people$92,330$17,7933.8%of residents
86OssipeeCarroll County · 4,599 people$90,521$22,4518.1%of residents
87ThorntonGrafton County · 2,895 people$90,022$17,2439.2%of residents
88PembrokeMerrimack County · 7,579 people$89,519$22,31315.0%of residents
89RollinsfordStrafford County · 2,621 people$89,500$25,5754.8%of residents
90MeredithBelknap County · 6,854 people$87,019$18,8247.7%of residents
91AntrimHillsborough County · 2,757 people$86,648$22,3517.6%of residents
92HaverhillGrafton County · 4,667 people$85,929$21,56111.4%of residents
93BethlehemGrafton County · 2,575 people$85,029$17,78110.1%of residents
94ConcordMerrimack County · 44,597 people$84,902$4,5058.9%of residents
95HillsboroughHillsborough County · 6,134 people$84,495$11,5346.0%of residents
96SeabrookRockingham County · 8,430 people$84,349$15,36312.1%of residents
97WalpoleCheshire County · 3,706 people$82,617$15,82211.7%of residents
98SwanzeyCheshire County · 7,461 people$81,595$11,2547.8%of residents
99CanaanGrafton County · 3,833 people$81,583$6,29813.6%of residents
100ManchesterHillsborough County · 116,818 people$81,007$1,99011.2%of residents
101RochesterStrafford County · 33,716 people$80,836$3,2488.3%of residents
102NewportSullivan County · 6,417 people$80,341$11,94311.8%of residents
103KeeneCheshire County · 23,072 people$78,445$8,10910.1%of residents
104BristolGrafton County · 3,251 people$78,438$9,84010.3%of residents
105BoscawenMerrimack County · 4,255 people$77,328$26,57217.0%of residents
106PlymouthGrafton County · 6,721 people$77,027$26,21918.6%of residents
107SomersworthStrafford County · 12,171 people$74,504$12,73511.2%of residents
108PittsfieldMerrimack County · 4,148 people$74,318$14,46411.3%of residents
109LaconiaBelknap County · 17,246 people$73,218$11,50712.6%of residents
110AllenstownMerrimack County · 4,882 people$72,500$21,27211.9%of residents
111FranklinMerrimack County · 8,839 people$71,648$4,4147.0%of residents
112HinsdaleCheshire County · 4,034 people$69,191$4,8967.8%of residents
113BelmontBelknap County · 7,408 people$69,063$21,14310.3%of residents
114LancasterCoos County · 3,218 people$68,911$23,30716.7%of residents
115TamworthCarroll County · 2,895 people$68,036$20,2939.2%of residents
116WinchesterCheshire County · 4,281 people$67,723$10,62514.1%of residents
117FarmingtonStrafford County · 6,781 people$66,943$3,95711.3%of residents
118TiltonBelknap County · 4,092 people$66,667$10,16912.5%of residents
119ConwayCarroll County · 10,308 people$64,385$7,8558.0%of residents
120WhitefieldCoos County · 2,535 people$63,125$12,16411.0%of residents
121GorhamCoos County · 2,661 people$61,275$7,4094.3%of residents
122BartlettCarroll County · 3,335 people$59,754$9,27710.5%of residents
123ClaremontSullivan County · 13,032 people$59,096$7,53913.5%of residents
124LittletonGrafton County · 6,003 people$56,746$10,97914.3%of residents
125CharlestownSullivan County · 4,924 people$47,338$23,27814.8%of residents
126BerlinCoos County · 9,502 people$45,180$4,76415.3%of residents
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Questions people ask

Which New Hampshire town has the highest income?

Windham (Rockingham County): its median household income is $189,583 (±$18,761). Bow ($172,857) and Brookline ($171,046) follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By median household income in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), highest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T), including every town at the survey’s $250,000+ ceiling. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with an ACS income figure (126 in New Hampshire). Smaller towns show their income on their own page. Every town is on the New Hampshire page.

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