New Hampshire ranks #9 of 51 for cost of living in 2026.
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Source: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Updated 2026-04-25. Click any state for the full breakdown.
New Hampshire cost of living is 104.165 as of 2024, according to BEA Regional Price Parities. That puts New Hampshire at rank #9 of 50 US states, above the national average of 97.26.
Among New Hampshire's neighbors, Maine shows 97.05, Vermont shows 97.958, Massachusetts shows 105.757. Use the CalcFi compare view to line all of them up: /maps/compare?cat=cost-of-living&states=nh,me,vt,ma. Nearby states share labor markets and housing corridors, so the comparison is usually the most relevant one.
Top New Hampshire metros include Manchester, Nashua, and Concord. City-level cost of living data drops in Q3 2026 once BLS releases its metro-area tables for the year. Concord is the state capital. Until then, the state-level number is the best available read.
New Hampshire scores 104.165 on the BEA Regional Price Parities index, where the US average is 100. A score above 100 means goods and services cost more than the national average; below 100 means less. RPP covers goods, rents, and other services at the state level.
1 cities ranked by cost of living index by state. Lower is better.
BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), all items, US national reference = 100. Pulled live from BEA API (TableName=SARPP, LineCode=1, year=2024).