The 10 Richest Cities In New Hampshire For 2024


The richest cities in New Hampshire are Hanover and Portsmouth for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Hanover, Portsmouth, Londonderry: These cities aren’t just some of the best places to live in New Hampshire. They are also home to some of the richest people in the Granite State.

Hanover in particular houses the richest residents in the state thanks, in part, to a median household income of $111,958 and a ridiculously low poverty rate of 10.46119235095613%.

If you’re thinking of moving to one of these towns, you’ll probably need to start saving. The richest places in New Hampshire share common characteristics such as having a genius level populous, sky high home prices, and a Pleasantville level of married couples.

How did we come up with these mega wealthy cities? We analyzed Census data from the 2018-2022 American Community Survey for the 36 places in New Hampshire with more than 3,000 people.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Richest Places In New Hampshire For 2024

  1. Hanover
  2. Portsmouth
  3. Londonderry
  4. Durham
  5. Hampton
  6. South Hooksett
  7. Goffstown
  8. Dover
  9. Newmarket
  10. Exeter

Richest Cities In New Hampshire Map

For more on how we calculated the top ten, read on or skip to the end for the full list of the richest cities in New Hampshire.

Rich people not your cup of tea? Feel free to check out some more reading about New Hampshire:

The 10 Richest Cities In New Hampshire For 2024

1. Hanover

Hanover, NH

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Population: 8,234
Median Income: $111,958
Median Home Values: $908,412
More on Hanover: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. Portsmouth

Portsmouth, NH

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Population: 22,138
Median Income: $100,169
Median Home Values: $672,711
More on Portsmouth: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

3. Londonderry

Londonderry, NH

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Population: 12,143
Median Income: $113,557
Median Home Values: $527,708
More on Londonderry: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Durham

Durham, NH

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Population: 10,789
Median Income: $93,542
Median Home Values: $616,892
More on Durham: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Hampton

Hampton, NH

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Population: 10,050
Median Income: $92,907
Median Home Values: $560,109
More on Hampton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. South Hooksett

South Hooksett, NH

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Population: 5,808
Median Income: $113,024
Median Home Values: $459,287
More on South Hooksett: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

7. Goffstown

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Population: 3,028
Median Income: $131,146
Median Home Values: $437,915
More on Goffstown: Crime | Real Estate

8. Dover

Dover, NH

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Population: 32,849
Median Income: $90,844
Median Home Values: $466,477
More on Dover: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

9. Newmarket

Newmarket, NH

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Population: 5,829
Median Income: $88,295
Median Home Values: $475,693
More on Newmarket: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

10. Exeter

Exeter, NH

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Overall SnackAbility

7
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Population: 9,918
Median Income: $79,813
Median Home Values: $530,210
More on Exeter: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Richest Places In New Hampshire For 2024

Map Of The Richest Places To Live In New Hampshire
The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think about determining the richest places is simply identifying personal incomes. After all, rich people have really high salaries.

However, we don’t believe that one statistic wholly encompasses what it means to be one of the “richest places.” So we looked at this set of criteria from the newly released 2018-2022 American Community Survey and applied Saturday Night Science:

  • Median Home Values
  • Median Household Income

Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place is. And home values are a measure of wealth. The two combine to define a “Rich City.”

After we collected the data for all 36 places with more than 3,000 people in New Hampshire, we ranked each place from 1 to 36 for each of the criteria, with 1 being the richest.

We then averaged all the rankings for a place into a “Rich Score,” with the place having the lowest overall Rich Score, Hanover, crowned the “Richest City In New Hampshire For 2024.”

The data has been updated for 2024. This is our tenth time ranking the wealthiest cities in New Hampshire.

You can skip to the end to see the rankings for all 36 places.

Summary: The Wealthiest Places In New Hampshire For 2024

Like we said earlier, when we set out to identify the richest places in New Hampshire, we weren’t sure what we’d encounter, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in New Hampshire.

The richest cities in New Hampshire are Hanover, Portsmouth, Londonderry, Durham, Hampton, South Hooksett, Goffstown, Dover, Newmarket, and Exeter.

When you look at the data, the cities and places mentioned above meet the criteria for being at the very top of the income ladder for everyone that lives there.

If you’re curious enough, here are the poorest cities in New Hampshire, according to data:

Poorest: Berlin
2nd Poorest: Claremont
3rd Poorest: Littleton

For more New Hampshire reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Richest Cities In New Hampshire

Rank City RichScore Median Income Average Home Price
1 Hanover 2.5 $111,958 $908,412
2 Portsmouth 3.5 $100,169 $672,711
3 Londonderry 4.0 $113,557 $527,708
4 Durham 4.5 $93,542 $616,892
5 Hampton 5.5 $92,907 $560,109
6 South Hooksett 7.0 $113,024 $459,287
7 Goffstown 7.5 $131,146 $437,915
8 Dover 9.0 $90,844 $466,477
9 Newmarket 9.0 $88,295 $475,693
10 Exeter 11.0 $79,813 $530,210
11 Hudson 11.5 $80,901 $470,939
12 Hooksett 12.0 $83,456 $459,819
13 Nashua 12.5 $88,766 $437,854
14 Derry 12.5 $83,750 $439,869
15 Lebanon 13.0 $90,911 $398,820
16 Jaffrey 18.0 $86,384 $365,172
17 Milford 18.5 $71,065 $439,699
18 Concord 20.0 $77,874 $379,611
19 Somersworth 20.0 $75,841 $380,908
20 Manchester 20.5 $74,040 $383,709
21 Raymond 20.5 $69,912 $428,699
22 East Merrimack 21.5 $80,234 $343,468
23 Suncook 22.5 $72,375 $371,259
24 Laconia 23.0 $67,856 $387,698
25 Rochester 23.0 $74,882 $352,607
26 Conway 25.0 $46,771 $403,610
27 Pinardville 26.5 $71,690 $322,192
28 Keene 29.0 $69,381 $303,115
29 Plymouth 29.5 $62,172 $325,690
30 Farmington 29.5 $44,664 $355,237
31 Franklin 30.0 $66,942 $319,833
32 Newport 30.5 $67,500 $279,094
33 Tilton Northfield 32.0 $63,553 $248,392
34 Littleton 32.5 $40,873 $323,869
35 Claremont 33.5 $53,697 $232,691
36 Berlin 35.5 $41,638 $169,746
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