Strafford County, NH real estate

What the numbers say

Strafford County, NH real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Strafford County listed for $599,000, up 7.7% from a year earlier. That is 2% above the New Hampshire median of $590,000.

Homes spent a median of 49 days on the market, slower than 40 days a year ago. That makes Strafford County the #3 fastest-selling of 7 New Hampshire counties we track.

Homeowners in Strafford County pay a median of $6,708 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $362,800, an effective rate of about 1.85%. The New Hampshire average is 1.66%, which makes Strafford County the #7 lowest-tax of 10 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,488 a month, and $1,674 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 34 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 $4,438 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $190,000 a year (the median household here earns $88,570).