Cost of living in Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Hillsborough, New Hampshire has about 1,616 people. Typical rent is $1,138 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $49,205 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 $1,138 a month.
Hillsborough is a Census community, not a separate city government in New Hampshire. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $49,205 a year.
- People
- 1,616
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,138
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $49,205
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $265,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,834
- Hillsborough County, NH (part) HUD Metro FMR Area
Hillsborough, New Hampshire has about 1,616 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $265,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Hillsborough County, NH (part) HUD Metro FMR Area) is $1,834 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 Hillsborough'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 Hillsborough's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for New Hampshire in the table we use.
Among 59 places we list in New Hampshire with a rent figure, 35 have higher typical rent than Hillsborough.
Nearby places
- Antrim
Typical rent $915
Compare with Hillsborough - Henniker
Typical rent $1,056
Compare with Hillsborough - Contoocook
Typical rent $1,215
Compare with Hillsborough - Goffstown
Typical rent $1,233
Compare with Hillsborough - Peterborough
Typical rent $1,515
Compare with Hillsborough - Concord
Typical rent $1,441
Compare with Hillsborough - Pinardville
Typical rent $1,082
- New London
Typical rent $1,520
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.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New Hampshire
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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.