Cost of living in Goffstown, New Hampshire
Goffstown, New Hampshire has about 3,490 people. Typical rent is $1,233 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $132,997 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,233 a month.
Goffstown is a Census community, not a separate city government in New Hampshire. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $132,997 a year.
- People
- 3,490
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,233
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $132,997
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $415,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,168
- Manchester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $4.433
- New England (PADD 1A), week of October 12, 2026
Goffstown, New Hampshire has about 3,490 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $415,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Manchester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area) is $2,168 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area, prices sit at 105.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
New Hampshire does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Goffstown's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical New Hampshire home paid 26.60¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Goffstown's bill.
EIA does not publish a New Hampshire gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the New England (PADD 1A) all-grades price was $4.433 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,127.84 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in New Hampshire shares this price.
Among 59 places we list in New Hampshire with a rent figure, 30 have higher typical rent than Goffstown.
Nearby places
- Pinardville
Typical rent $1,082
Compare with Goffstown - Manchester
Typical rent $1,564
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Typical rent $1,811
Compare with Goffstown - South Hooksett
Typical rent $1,471
Compare with Goffstown - Suncook
Typical rent $1,091
Compare with Goffstown - East Merrimack
Typical rent $1,952
Compare with Goffstown - Milford
Typical rent $1,557
Compare with Goffstown - Concord
Typical rent $1,441
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EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Bigger places in New Hampshire
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.