Cost of living in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth, New Hampshire has about 22,545 people. Typical rent is $1,869 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $106,219 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 $1,869 a month.
Portsmouth is a city in New Hampshire. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $106,219 a year.
- People
- 22,545
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,869
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $106,219
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $688,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,093
- Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area
Portsmouth, New Hampshire has about 22,545 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $688,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area) is $2,093 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, prices sit at 108.3 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 Portsmouth'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 Portsmouth'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, 3 have higher typical rent than Portsmouth.
Nearby places
- Kittery
Typical rent $1,697
Compare with Portsmouth - South Eliot
Typical rent $2,155
Compare with Portsmouth - Newmarket
Typical rent $1,701
Compare with Portsmouth - Hampton
Typical rent $1,654
Compare with Portsmouth - York Harbor
Typical rent $1,322
Compare with Portsmouth - Durham
Typical rent $1,302
Compare with Portsmouth - Dover
Typical rent $1,607
Compare with Portsmouth - Exeter
Typical rent $1,711
Compare with Portsmouth
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.