Belknap County, NH real estate

What the numbers say

Belknap County, NH real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Belknap County listed for $599,450, down 14.2% from a year earlier. That is 2% above the New Hampshire median of $590,000.

Homes spent a median of 72 days on the market, slower than 52 days a year ago. That makes Belknap County the #6 fastest-selling of 7 New Hampshire counties we track.

Homeowners in Belknap County pay a median of $4,924 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $374,900, an effective rate of about 1.31%. The New Hampshire average is 1.66%, which makes Belknap County the #2 lowest-tax of 10 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,167 a month, and $1,226 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 43 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $599,000 home here comes to about $4,174 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $179,000 a year (the median household here earns $92,783).