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The median home value in Strafford County, NH is $513,513 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.87% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$513,513
Year-over-Year
+2.87%
National Rank
#188 of 3071
Strafford County ranks 5th out of 10 counties in NH by median home price, and is +119.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NH, the typical county has a median home value of $506,234, making Strafford County +1.4% above the NH state median.
Households here earn a median of $88,570 a year against a typical home value of $513,513 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.8×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 92% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Strafford County recorded a violent crime rate of 82 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,015 per 100,000.
Based on 6 reporting cities covering 105,986 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Strafford County is $513,513. That's up 2.87% from a year earlier. That is about 119.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Strafford County the 5th most expensive of 10 counties in New Hampshire.
Median household income here is $88,570, so a typical home costs about 5.8× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Strafford County recorded 82 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 105,986 residents across 6 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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