Cost of living in Winchester, New Hampshire
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,150 a month.
Winchester is a Census community, not a separate city government in New Hampshire. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $81,250 a year.
- People
- 1,306
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,150
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $81,250
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $217,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,734
- Cheshire County, NH
Winchester, New Hampshire has about 1,306 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $217,800.
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 Winchester'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 Winchester'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, 33 have higher typical rent than Winchester.
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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.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New Hampshire
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.