The story of this market
The typical home in Strafford County, New Hampshire sells for about $582,500, or $315 per square foot.
Prices are up +17.1% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 20 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 209% since 2000. Last year 24 of 30 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,000 a month.
FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+5.4%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2000 (+17.7%). Worst: 2009 (-7.7%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+3.4%
NH · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+5.4%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 30 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
26
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $29,106,931.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
75.7%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6308 | 3304 | 75.7% | 2.5% | $285,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Strafford County, New Hampshire
Strafford County is experiencing a seller's market characterized by rising median prices and a tight inventory of homes. While closed sales remain steady, the increase in months of supply and days on market suggests a slight cooling in the rapid pace of transactions compared to previous periods.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 6.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 135 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 1 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
- Water Country Water Park4.122.4 mi
- Wonder Mountain Fun Park4.322.9 mi
- Hilltop Fun Center4.48.5 mi
- Raptor Falls Mini Golf & Adventure Park4.828.8 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.229.4 mi
- Gunstock Mountain Resort4.623.3 mi
- New Hampshire Motor Speedway4.621.2 mi
- BankNH Pavilion4.627 mi
- Cider Hill Farm4.729.5 mi
- The Brook4.228.4 mi
- Tuckaway Tavern and Butchery4.718.4 mi
- Pawtuckaway State Park4.716.1 mi
- Regal Fox Run4.318.5 mi
- Children's Museum of New Hampshire4.711.2 mi
- Bedrock Gardens4.813.6 mi
- Nubble Lighthouse4.924.7 mi
- Strawbery Banke Museum4.721.2 mi
- Seacoast Science Center4.624 mi
- Children's Museum of New Hampshire4.711.2 mi
- Currier Museum of Art4.728.9 mi
- Pawtuckaway State Park4.716.1 mi
- Mount Major Trail4.819.3 mi
- Stratham Hill Park4.719.1 mi
- Vaughan Woods State Park4.713.3 mi
- The Gonic Trails4.65.1 mi
- Arundel Wharf - Seafood - Cocktail Bar - Craft Beer4.329.2 mi
- Great Bay Marine Inc4.516.3 mi
- Winnisquam Marine4.627.2 mi
- Goodhue Boat Company, Wolfeboro4.521.3 mi
- Winni Marine4.829.6 mi
- Links at Outlook Golf Course4.613 mi
- The Oaks4.37.5 mi
- Pease Golf Course4.419.9 mi
- Ledges Golf Club4.116.8 mi
- Nippo Lake Golf Club4.44.4 mi
- Wentworth Greenhouses4.910.9 mi
- Tendercrop Farm at the Red Barn4.613.5 mi
- Kohl's4.118.5 mi
- Marshalls4.219.3 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.39.6 mi
- Portsmouth International Airport4.618.7 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
not determinable
applies when — Applies when a property owner demonstrates disproportionality or hardship in their tax assessment.
Provides a mechanism for property owners to seek a reduction in their tax assessment if they can prove the assessment is disproportionate to other properties or causes undue hardship.
Governed by RSA 76:16.
applies when — Applies to residential mortgages that contain a 'power of sale' clause.
Allows for non-judicial foreclosure. The process requires specific notice periods and procedures as outlined in RSA 479:22-25. There is no statutory right of redemption after the foreclosure sale is completed under the power of sale.
Governed by RSA 479:22 through 479:27.
Property taxes are levied by local taxing districts (municipalities, counties, school districts). The tax is calculated by multiplying the assessed value of the property by the local tax rate (tax rate = total amount to be raised / total assessed value of the municipality). Various exemptions exist, such as the elderly exemption, blind exemption, and solar energy system exemption, which reduce the taxable assessed value based on specific eligibility criteria defined in RSA 72.
Governed by RSA 72 and RSA 76.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.