#1Northwood
Rockingham County · 4,757 peopleCost of living grade, homes cost 4.6 years of area income·Overall A+ · #9 of 125 in NH
Northwood, #1 on this list · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0New Hampshire rankings · Cost of living
Most affordable towns in New Hampshire
Northwood ranks first on cost of living among New Hampshire’s 126 towns of 2,500+; 0 of the 126 grade A− or better on cost of living nationally.
The Cost of living grade: home values, rent and property-tax bills against the income of the town’s metro area or county, and the share of households paying 30%+ of income for housing (Census ACS). How grades work
#1B
#2Farmington
Strafford County · 6,781 peopleCost of living grade, homes cost 3.7 years of area income·Overall C · #111 of 125 in NH
#3Tilton
Belknap County · 4,092 peopleCost of living grade, homes cost 4.5 years of area income·Overall C · #104 of 125 in NH
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Cost of living grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank; the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
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What is the most affordable town in New Hampshire?
Northwood (Rockingham County) ranks first on cost of living among 126 towns, with a B; Farmington and Tilton follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The Cost of living grade: home values, rent and property-tax bills against the income of the town’s metro area or county, and the share of households paying 30%+ of income for housing (Census ACS). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a cost of living grade (126 in New Hampshire). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the New Hampshire page.
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