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New Hampshire

Financial data for local governments across New Hampshire

13 Cities
10 Counties
222 Towns
87 CDPs

Tax Snapshot (Beta)

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Current source-backed tax context for New Hampshire.

Component Summary Effective Coverage Sources
NH individual income tax policy RSA 77 (Taxation of Incomes, including the former interest and dividends tax chapter) is repealed effective January 1, 2025. Repeal effective January 1, 2025. Rate missing New Hampshire RSA 77
NH sales tax policy (general base) New Hampshire does not impose a general sales and use tax on retail purchases. Current statute language (as accessed April 18, 2026). Rate missing New Hampshire RSA 78-D:1
NH property tax policy (state education plus local components) New Hampshire property tax combines municipal, county, local school, and statewide education-tax components. Current NH Department of Revenue Administration guidance (as accessed April 18, 2026). Needs review NH 2025 education tax warrant summary

Retirement income taxes in New Hampshire

Tax year 2026. Verified 2026-10-11.

Retirement income

Social Security
Not taxed: the state has no income tax.
Sources (14)
Government pensions and plans, in-state and federal
Not taxed: the state has no income tax.
Sources (14)
Government pensions and plans from other states
Not taxed: the state has no income tax.
Sources (14)
Military retired pay
Not taxed: the state has no income tax.
Sources (14)
Private pensions
Not taxed: the state has no income tax.
Sources (14)
Private employer plan withdrawals (401(k) and similar)
Not taxed: the state has no income tax.
Sources (14)
IRA withdrawals
Not taxed: the state has no income tax.
Sources (14)
Dividends and interest
Not taxed: the state has no income tax.
Sources (21)
Capital gains
Not taxed: the state has no income tax.
Sources (21)
A deduction for all income, by age or low income
Does not apply: the state has no income tax.
Sources (14)
Other state taxes on this income
None.

These answers cover personal investments; business profits, including a sole proprietor's gains on business assets, can be taxed under New Hampshire's 7.5% business profits tax.

Sources (78)
Local income taxes
None.

This rests on a search, not on a ban. We found no New Hampshire local government levying an income, wage or payroll tax for tax year 2026 in the listed sources; the supplied FY2022 Census count shows none of 534 local governments reporting individual income tax. The constitution grants the General Court proportional and reasonable taxing power, and RSA 31:4 allows lawful municipal appropriations while RSA 76:5 directs assessment of state, county and lawfully voted local taxes; those provisions do not identify a local income tax. RSA 72:1 imposes a flat $10 resident tax on inhabitants from 18 to 65 years of age, with statutory exemptions; a town or city may vote not to assess, levy and collect it under RSA 72:1-c. It is measured by no income, wages or payroll.

Sources (11)

Estate and inheritance taxes

Estate tax
Conditional: nothing is collected today. The law still imposes an estate tax on the transfer of a decedent's estate, measured by the federal credit for state death taxes; RSA 87:9 makes the chapter void and of no effect for estates of persons who die after repeal of the federal estate-tax provisions or the portion allowing that credit. The Department of Revenue Administration says the credit terminated for deaths after December 31, 2004 and the tax is currently void. Under the chapter's reference to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the tax would revive without a new state law if Congress restored the credit.
Sources (5)
Inheritance tax
No.
Sources (67)

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Demographics

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023)

1,387,834 Population
$95,628 Median Household Income
$367,200 Median Home Value
43.2 Median Age
7.2% Poverty Rate
3.4% Unemployment Rate
72.5% Homeownership Rate
39.8% Bachelor's+ Rate
Population
1,387,834 (2023)
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Median Household Income
$95,628 (2023)
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Per Capita Income
$50,867 (2023)
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Median Home Value
$367,200 (2023)
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Median Gross Rent
$1,423 (2023)
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Median Age
43.2 (2023)
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Gini Index
0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality
0.4 (2023)
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Local Governments

Cities (13)
Counties (10)
Towns (222)
Census-Designated Places (87)

Largest by Population

Hillsborough County County 424,732
Rockingham County County 317,163
Merrimack County County 155,018
Strafford County County 131,743
Manchester City 115,415

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Data: NYS Comptroller · CA State Controller · US Census Bureau benchmarkusa.org