Cost of living in Newport, New Hampshire
Newport, New Hampshire has about 4,758 people. Typical rent is $1,378 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $78,174 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 $1,378 a month.
Newport is a Census community, not a separate city government in New Hampshire. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $78,174 a year.
- People
- 4,758
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,378
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $78,174
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $211,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,596
- Sullivan County, NH
- Gas
- $4.433
- New England (PADD 1A), week of October 12, 2026
Newport, New Hampshire has about 4,758 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $211,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Sullivan County, NH) is $1,596 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 Newport'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 Newport'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, 21 have higher typical rent than Newport.
Nearby places
- Claremont
Typical rent $1,146
Compare with Newport - New London
Typical rent $1,520
Compare with Newport - Windsor
Typical rent $1,002
Compare with Newport - Springfield
Typical rent $818
Compare with Newport - Lebanon
Typical rent $1,744
Compare with Newport - EnfieldCompare with Newport
- White River Junction
Typical rent $1,222
- Bellows Falls
Typical rent $1,038
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.