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The median home value in Merrimack County, NH is $498,955 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.07% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$498,955
Year-over-Year
+3.07%
National Rank
#212 of 3071
Merrimack County ranks 6th out of 10 counties in NH by median home price, and is +112.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NH, the typical county has a median home value of $506,234, making Merrimack County -1.4% below the NH state median.
Households here earn a median of $97,004 a year against a typical home value of $498,955 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 86% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Merrimack County recorded a violent crime rate of 128 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 929 per 100,000.
Based on 8 reporting cities covering 89,961 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Merrimack County is $498,955. That's up 3.07% from a year earlier. That is about 112.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Merrimack County the 6th most expensive of 10 counties in New Hampshire.
Median household income here is $97,004, so a typical home costs about 5.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Merrimack County recorded 128 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 89,961 residents across 8 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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