The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
| Name | County | Housing Affordability Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bartlett Census Designated Place | Carroll | 54 |
| 2. | Hampton Beach Census Designated Place | Rockingham | 68 |
| 3. | Durham Census Designated Place | Strafford | 71 |
| 4. | Hanover Census Designated Place | Grafton | 85 |
| 5. | Seabrook Beach Census Designated Place | Rockingham | 88 |
| 6. | City of Portsmouth | Rockingham | 92 |
| 7. | Peterborough Census Designated Place | Hillsborough | 93 |
| 8. | Meredith Census Designated Place | Belknap | 98 |
| 9. | North Conway Census Designated Place | Carroll | 101 |
| 10. | City of Keene | Cheshire | 104 |
| 11. | City of Lebanon | Grafton | 104 |
| 12. | Exeter Census Designated Place | Rockingham | 107 |
| 13. | Newmarket Census Designated Place | Rockingham | 108 |
| 14. | Lincoln Census Designated Place | Grafton | 109 |
| 15. | City of Manchester | Hillsborough | 110 |
| 16. | New London Census Designated Place | Merrimack | 110 |
| 17. | City of Dover | Strafford | 114 |
| 18. | Wolfeboro Census Designated Place | Carroll | 114 |
| 19. | Marlborough Census Designated Place | Cheshire | 118 |
| 20. | Derry Census Designated Place | Rockingham | 119 |
