Best Places to Buy Rental Property in New Hampshire (2026)
9 New Hampshire cities ranked by entry price, $370,000 to $821,133, each with 100+ tracked closings inside the city limits.
There is no honest way to rank New Hampshire cities by rental return without rent data, and this page does not have it. What it does have is transaction evidence: the median price homes actually closed at inside each city's limits, and how many closings happened. That answers the two questions that come before any cash flow analysis, what it costs to get in and whether you can get back out.
What this page measures, and what it does not
Every city below cleared at least 100 closings in its reporting window, which filters out markets too thin to read. They are ranked cheapest first by median closed price, from $370,000 to $821,133. You will not find rent estimates, rent-to-price ratios, cap rates, cash-on-cash projections or gross yield rankings here. Resideline does not have verified rent data for these cities, so publishing those numbers would be invention rather than analysis. Entry price and transaction volume are what the data supports. Every figure describes closings inside the city limits, not the wider postal area that shares the city's name. The two can differ a lot: a postal area usually reaches into surrounding townships, which pulls the median toward whatever those townships are worth. New Hampshire's statewide median closed price is $505,000 across 15,328 tracked closings.
The rankings
| City | Median closed price | Closings tracked | Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keene | $370,000 | 195 | 6 months |
| Derry | $450,000 | 277 | 6 months |
| Laconia | $450,000 | 344 | 6 months |
| Nashua | $521,000 | 786 | 6 months |
| Londonderry | $525,000 | 155 | 6 months |
| Salem | $551,000 | 349 | 6 months |
| Hampton | $675,000 | 219 | 12 months |
| Portsmouth | $695,000 | 343 | 6 months |
| Bedford | $821,133 | 197 | 6 months |
1. Keene, $370,000, 195 closings
At $370,000 the entry price is about 73 percent of the New Hampshire median. Resideline tracked 195 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 32 a month. Full detail is on the Keene market page.
2. Derry, $450,000, 277 closings
At $450,000 the entry price is about 89 percent of the New Hampshire median. Resideline tracked 277 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 46 a month. Full detail is on the Derry market page.
3. Laconia, $450,000, 344 closings
At $450,000 the entry price is about 89 percent of the New Hampshire median. Resideline tracked 344 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 57 a month. Full detail is on the Laconia market page.
4. Nashua, $521,000, 786 closings
At $521,000 the entry price is about 103 percent of the New Hampshire median. Resideline tracked 786 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 131 a month. Full detail is on the Nashua market page.
5. Londonderry, $525,000, 155 closings
At $525,000 the entry price is about 104 percent of the New Hampshire median. Resideline tracked 155 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 26 a month. Full detail is on the Londonderry market page.
6. Salem, $551,000, 349 closings
At $551,000 the entry price is about 109 percent of the New Hampshire median. Resideline tracked 349 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 58 a month. Full detail is on the Salem market page.
7. Hampton, $675,000, 219 closings
At $675,000 the entry price is about 134 percent of the New Hampshire median. Resideline tracked 219 closings there over the last last 12 months, roughly 18 a month. Full detail is on the Hampton market page.
8. Portsmouth, $695,000, 343 closings
At $695,000 the entry price is about 138 percent of the New Hampshire median. Resideline tracked 343 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 57 a month. Full detail is on the Portsmouth market page.
9. Bedford, $821,133, 197 closings
At $821,133 the entry price is about 163 percent of the New Hampshire median. Resideline tracked 197 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 33 a month. About 87 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Bedford market page.
How to use this list
Treat it as a shortlist, not an answer. A citywide median cannot price a specific address: property type, size, condition and location move a number far more than the city line does. Run any address on this list through Resideline for the comparable set behind its value.
Figures last updated August 23, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cheapest New Hampshire city to buy an investment property?
Of the 9 cities on this list, Keene has the lowest median closed price at $370,000, measured across 195 closings tracked inside the city limits.
Which affordable New Hampshire market has the most transaction volume?
Nashua, with 786 tracked closings and a median closed price of $521,000. More closings means a deeper comparable set to price against.
Do these rankings include rent or cash flow figures?
No. Resideline does not have verified rent data for these cities, so this page ranks on entry price and transaction volume only. Publishing yields or cash-on-cash figures without rent data would be invention rather than analysis.
Do these figures cover the city or the wider postal area?
The city. Every median and count here describes closings inside the municipal boundary, which is usually a smaller and different footprint from the postal area that shares the name.
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