Cost of living in Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Jaffrey, New Hampshire has about 3,277 people. Typical rent is $869 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $99,667 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 $869 a month.
Jaffrey is a Census community, not a separate city government in New Hampshire. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $99,667 a year.
- People
- 3,277
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $869
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $99,667
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $217,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,734
- Cheshire County, NH
Jaffrey, New Hampshire has about 3,277 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $217,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Cheshire County, NH) is $1,734 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
New Hampshire's prices sit at 104.2 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
New Hampshire does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Jaffrey'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 Jaffrey'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, 55 have higher typical rent than Jaffrey.
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Typical rent $786
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Typical rent $915
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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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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.