The 10 Richest Cities In New Hampshire For 2023


We analyzed 25 places in New Hampshire to determine where the 1% live.

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Hampton, Portsmouth, Lebanon: 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.

Hampton in particular houses the richest residents in the state thanks, in part, to a median household income of $90,357 and a ridiculously low poverty rate of 3.154068213407463%.

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 2017-2021 American Community Survey for the 26 places in New Hampshire with more than 5,000 people.

Here are the 10 richest places in New Hampshire for 2023:

  1. Hampton
  2. Portsmouth
  3. Lebanon
  4. Newmarket
  5. South Hooksett
  6. Hudson
  7. Londonderry
  8. Exeter
  9. Hooksett
  10. Dover

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 2023

1. Hampton

Hampton, NH

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 9,900
Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Median Income: $90,357
Unemployment Rate: 2.0%
Poverty Rate: 3.2%
More on Hampton: Real Estate | Photos

2. Portsmouth

Portsmouth, NH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 21,897
Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Median Income: $91,915
Unemployment Rate: 2.4%
Poverty Rate: 6.0%
More on Portsmouth: Real Estate | Photos

3. Lebanon

Lebanon, NH

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 14,316
Rank Last Year: 7 (Up 4)
Median Income: $80,619
Unemployment Rate: 0.8%
Poverty Rate: 7.8%
More on Lebanon: Real Estate | Photos

4. Newmarket

Newmarket, NH

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,621
Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Median Income: $74,490
Unemployment Rate: 1.6%
Poverty Rate: 6.6%
More on Newmarket: Real Estate | Photos

5. South Hooksett

South Hooksett, NH

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,906
Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Median Income: $91,806
Unemployment Rate: 4.8%
Poverty Rate: 2.9%
More on South Hooksett: Real Estate | Photos

6. Hudson

Hudson, NH

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,756
Rank Last Year: 10 (Up 4)
Median Income: $70,299
Unemployment Rate: 2.3%
Poverty Rate: 3.4%
More on Hudson: Real Estate

7. Londonderry

Londonderry, NH

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 11,955
Rank Last Year: 3 (Down 4)
Median Income: $107,401
Unemployment Rate: 5.0%
Poverty Rate: 3.4%
More on Londonderry: Real Estate | Photos

8. Exeter

Exeter, NH

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 9,908
Rank Last Year: 6 (Down 2)
Median Income: $72,456
Unemployment Rate: 2.5%
Poverty Rate: 6.7%
More on Exeter: Real Estate | Photos

9. Hooksett

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,669
Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Median Income: $80,899
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%
Poverty Rate: 6.3%
More on Hooksett: Real Estate

10. Dover

Dover, NH

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 32,599
Rank Last Year: 8 (Down 2)
Median Income: $82,387
Unemployment Rate: 3.7%
Poverty Rate: 8.0%
More on Dover: Real Estate | Photos

Methodology: How We Determined The Richest Places In New Hampshire For 2023

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 to simply identify 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 2017-2021 American Community Survey:

  • Poverty Level
  • Median Household Income
  • Unemployment Rate

Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place really is. The unemployment rate tries to capture the prospects for more people to become rich. If more people are employed, the richer the future looks.

After we collected the data for all 26 places with more than 5,000 people in New Hampshire, we ranked each place from 1 to 26 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, Hampton, crowned the “Richest City In New Hampshire For 2023”. You can download the data here.

You can learn more about the top ten below or skip to the end to see the rankings for all 26 places.

Summary: The Wealthiest Places In New Hampshire For 2023

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.

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: Newport
3rd Poorest: Durham

For more New Hampshire reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Richest Cities In New Hampshire

Rank City RichScore Median Income
1 Hampton 4.0 $90,357
2 Portsmouth 5.33 $91,915
3 Lebanon 6.33 $80,619
4 Newmarket 7.0 $74,490
5 South Hooksett 8.0 $91,806
6 Hudson 8.67 $70,299
7 Londonderry 9.33 $107,401
8 Exeter 10.0 $72,456
9 Hooksett 10.33 $80,899
10 Dover 10.33 $82,387
11 Hanover 11.33 $136,992
12 Franklin 13.0 $61,664
13 Suncook 14.0 $63,047
14 Milford 14.33 $71,610
15 Nashua 14.33 $78,501
16 Rochester 15.0 $70,582
17 Concord 16.0 $73,156
18 Laconia 16.33 $63,711
19 Somersworth 16.67 $68,762
20 Derry 17.0 $73,968
21 Claremont 17.67 $46,414
22 Keene 18.0 $63,490
23 Manchester 19.67 $66,929
24 Durham 21.67 $70,938
25 Newport 22.0 $64,968
26 Berlin 24.67 $39,479

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Editor’s Note: Data has been updated for 2023. This is our tenth time ranking the richest cities in New Hampshire.

About Chris Kolmar

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