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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 40 largest places in New Hampshire, Manchester has the highest average pay in its county ($79,660), followed by Nashua and Milford. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 40 places in New Hampshire that we cover, the median is $73,105 and the average $69,281; the figure runs from $79,660 (Manchester) to $51,660 (Conway). That is a spread of 1.5 times between the two ends.
The first five are Manchester, Nashua, Milford, Hudson, East Merrimack. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | County average annual pay ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | Hillsborough County | $79,660 | 115,643 | $81,007 | $1,564 |
| 2 | Nashua | Hillsborough County | $79,660 | 91,294 | $96,326 | $1,737 |
| 3 | Milford (unincorporated) | Hillsborough County | $79,660 | 8,956 | $78,684 | $1,557 |
| 4 | Hudson (unincorporated) | Hillsborough County | $79,660 | 7,469 | $95,842 | $1,722 |
| 5 | East Merrimack (unincorporated) | Hillsborough County | $79,660 | 5,081 | $87,311 | $1,952 |
| 6 | Pinardville (unincorporated) | Hillsborough County | $79,660 | 4,418 | $79,340 | $1,082 |
| 7 | Goffstown (unincorporated) | Hillsborough County | $79,660 | 3,490 | $132,997 | $1,233 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | Rockingham County | $73,537 | 22,545 | $106,219 | $1,869 |
| 9 | Derry (unincorporated) | Rockingham County | $73,537 | 21,339 | $91,673 | $1,549 |
| 10 | Londonderry (unincorporated) | Rockingham County | $73,537 | 12,225 | $119,571 | $1,952 |
| 11 | Hampton (unincorporated) | Rockingham County | $73,537 | 10,101 | $97,163 | $1,654 |
| 12 | Exeter (unincorporated) | Rockingham County | $73,537 | 9,964 | $87,346 | $1,711 |
| 13 | Newmarket (unincorporated) | Rockingham County | $73,537 | 5,679 | $87,196 | $1,701 |
| 14 | Raymond (unincorporated) | Rockingham County | $73,537 | 3,645 | $73,066 | $994 |
| 15 | Epping (unincorporated) | Rockingham County | $73,537 | 2,796 | $95,273 | $1,315 |
| 16 | Hampton Beach (unincorporated) | Rockingham County | $73,537 | 2,605 | $82,557 | $1,375 |
| 17 | Lebanon | Grafton County | $73,105 | 14,999 | $98,147 | $1,744 |
| 18 | Hanover (unincorporated) | Grafton County | $73,105 | 8,479 | $153,281 | $2,254 |
| 19 | Plymouth (unincorporated) | Grafton County | $73,105 | 4,969 | $89,500 | $1,296 |
| 20 | Littleton (unincorporated) | Grafton County | $73,105 | 4,114 | $53,082 | $932 |
| 21 | Concord | Merrimack County | $68,857 | 44,375 | $84,902 | $1,441 |
| 22 | Franklin | Merrimack County | $68,857 | 8,799 | $71,648 | $1,110 |
| 23 | South Hooksett (unincorporated) | Merrimack County | $68,857 | 5,902 | $130,000 | $1,471 |
| 24 | Hooksett (unincorporated) | Merrimack County | $68,857 | 5,876 | $101,053 | $1,811 |
| 25 | Suncook (unincorporated) | Merrimack County | $68,857 | 5,432 | $79,836 | $1,091 |
| 26 | Tilton Northfield (unincorporated) | Merrimack County | $68,857 | 3,101 | $66,705 | $998 |
| 27 | Henniker (unincorporated) | Merrimack County | $68,857 | 2,993 | $76,326 | $1,056 |
| 28 | Dover | Strafford County | $64,687 | 33,364 | $94,829 | $1,607 |
| 29 | Rochester | Strafford County | $64,687 | 33,144 | $80,836 | $1,369 |
| 30 | Somersworth | Strafford County | $64,687 | 12,111 | $74,504 | $1,477 |
| 31 | Durham (unincorporated) | Strafford County | $64,687 | 10,681 | $112,070 | $1,302 |
| 32 | Farmington (unincorporated) | Strafford County | $64,687 | 3,924 | $55,029 | $1,076 |
| 33 | Keene | Cheshire County | $59,392 | 22,939 | $78,445 | $1,342 |
| 34 | Jaffrey (unincorporated) | Cheshire County | $59,392 | 3,277 | $99,667 | $869 |
| 35 | Claremont | Sullivan County | $58,062 | 13,078 | $59,096 | $1,146 |
| 36 | Newport (unincorporated) | Sullivan County | $58,062 | 4,758 | $78,174 | $1,378 |
| 37 | Laconia | Belknap County | $56,999 | 17,085 | $73,218 | $1,224 |
| 38 | Meredith (unincorporated) | Belknap County | $56,999 | 2,617 | $59,375 | $1,046 |
| 39 | Berlin | Coos County | $53,380 | 9,383 | $45,180 | $815 |
| 40 | Conway (unincorporated) | Carroll County | $51,660 | 3,879 | $59,167 | $1,041 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. County figures describe the whole county where the city lies.
Manchester, with $79,660 (among the 40 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 40 largest places in New Hampshire by population.