The story of this market
The typical home in Belknap County, New Hampshire sells for about $533,849, or $331 per square foot.
Prices are up +14.8% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 45 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 244% since 2000. Last year 13 of 18 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is lightning, which FEMA rates very high.
FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+3.1%
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: 2022 (+20.8%). 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
+3.1%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 18 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
40
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $23,907,194.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
75.2%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3794 | 2058 | 75.2% | 4.2% | $245,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Belknap County, New Hampshire
The Belknap County housing market is experiencing significant price appreciation, with median prices rising 14.8% year-over-year. Inventory remains tight, contributing to longer days on market compared to the previous year. The market is characterized by high homeownership rates and steady demand despite a slight recent dip in population growth.
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 14.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 45 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-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 10.3% — a stable, low-distress profile.
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.
The county economy is anchored by local education and service sectors, with Lakes Region Community College serving as a primary institution.
The economy is supported by educational institutions including Lakes Region Community College and local service-based businesses.
- Chuckster's4.617.9 mi
- White Lake Speedway4.324.8 mi
- American Classic Arcade Museum4.78.5 mi
- Escape Room Concord NH4.922.2 mi
- Escape Hour House4.92.5 mi
- Gunstock Mountain Resort4.63.5 mi
- New Hampshire Motor Speedway4.610 mi
- BankNH Pavilion4.65.4 mi
- Castle in the Clouds4.716.2 mi
- Ragged Mountain Resort4.621.8 mi
- Gunstock Mountain Resort4.63.5 mi
- Funspot4.68.4 mi
- Squam Lakes Natural Science Center4.718.4 mi
- Smitty's Cinema & GameLAB Tilton4.311.3 mi
- Weirs Beach4.67.5 mi
- Castle in the Clouds4.716.2 mi
- Squam Lakes Natural Science Center4.718.4 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center4.420.2 mi
- The Old Country Store and Museum4.717.5 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village4.610.8 mi
- Gunstock Mountain Resort4.63.5 mi
- Castle in the Clouds4.716.2 mi
- Squam Lakes Natural Science Center4.718.4 mi
- Ellacoya State Park4.65.6 mi
- Weirs Beach4.67.5 mi
- Sun Retreats Westward Shores3.824 mi
- Winnisquam Marine4.65.1 mi
- Meredith Bay Marina4.511.2 mi
- Melvin Village Marina4.913.9 mi
- Winni Marine4.87.3 mi
- Canterbury Woods Country Club4.414.6 mi
- Beaver Meadow Golf Course4.118.6 mi
- Lochmere Country Club4.57.4 mi
- Waukewan Golf Club4.413.8 mi
- Birch Hill Country Club4.517 mi
- Tanger Outlets Tilton4.48.3 mi
- Moulton Farm4.812.5 mi
- Beans & Greens Farm4.64.9 mi
- Shaw's4.14.7 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.44.7 mi
- Royal Airport Car Service ®4.926.2 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A major recreational water body serving the region.
Data retrieved from Census Bureau QuickFacts and Census Reporter.
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.