234 NH towns · DRA 2025 rates

New Hampshire property tax by town

Town or city Assessed value ($)

2025 tax bill

$6,072.00

Manchester · $20.24 per $1,000

Rank in NH

58th of 234

$3.34 above the $16.90 median

Manchester: rate parts, history and appeal dates

1Towns and cities 234
2NH median 2025 $16.90
3Highest Charlestown $36.54
4Lowest Hart's Location $2.62

Where the bill goes

Manchester 2025: the $20.24 rate split into its four parts, each segment to scale.

At the 2024 rate

$5,874.00

July first bill (half)

$3,036.00

Same value at NH median

$5,070.00

Bill = assessed value ÷ 1,000 × the town's total rate, before exemptions and credits. Under semiannual billing the July bill is half of the prior year's tax (RSA 76:15-a); the December bill settles the rest at the new rate.

Appeal check: assessment against market value

The Board of Tax and Land Appeals divides an assessment by the town's equalization ratio and compares the result with the property's market value on April 1. Enter the ratio the Department of Revenue Administration published for the town (assessing offices and many tax bills print it) and your own estimate of market value.

Equalization ratio (%) Market value on April 1 ($)

Equalized assessment

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Enter the ratio and a market value.

This shows the arithmetic only. Deadlines: abatement application to the town by March 1, Board or court by September 1 (final bill mailed by December 31); Board filing fee $65. The appeal page has the full procedure.

New Hampshire's tax rates at a glance

Every New Hampshire municipality's 2025 total rate, lowest to highest, one bar each (234 bars, to scale from $0). The line is the state median of $16.90.

For the 2025 tax year the median New Hampshire municipality's total rate is $16.90 per $1,000 of assessed value, so a $300,000 assessment at the median rate owes $5,070.00. The highest rate is Charlestown's $36.54 and the lowest Hart's Location's $2.62. Every rate is the total the Department of Revenue Administration approved after each town's annual meeting, built from four parts: the municipal budget, the county, the local school district and the state education tax.

All 234 towns ranked2025 and 2024 rates, county by county Appeal an assessmentMarch 1 · July 1 · September 1, with the statutes Belknap County11 towns · median $13.21 Carroll County18 towns · median $8.66 Cheshire County23 towns · median $18.87 Coös County20 towns · median $17.08 Grafton County39 towns · median $15.94 Hillsborough County31 towns · median $20.67 Merrimack County27 towns · median $17.63 Rockingham County37 towns · median $14.47 Strafford County13 towns · median $17.94 Sullivan County15 towns · median $17.30

Guides

Assessed Value vs Market Value in New HampshireWhat the equalization ratio is, how the appeal board uses it to compare an assessment with market value, and why rates mislead between towns.How NH Property Tax Bills Are Paid: July and DecemberWhy New Hampshire's July property tax bill is half of last year's, what the December bill settles, and Jackson's example worked through.How NH Property Tax Rates Are Set, Part by PartHow the DRA builds a New Hampshire town's tax rate from four tax efforts and the town's valuation, with Lyme's 2025 figures.NH Property Tax Appeal Deadlines, Step by StepThe March 1, July 1 and September 1 abatement and appeal deadlines in New Hampshire, what moves them, and worked dates for on-time and late bills.NH Property Tax Credits and Exemptions for Vets and SeniorsNew Hampshire veterans' credits and the elderly exemption: statutory amounts, local options, the April 15 deadline and what each is worth.Why Your Tax Bill Rose When the Rate FellA revaluation spreads the same budget over more assessed value, so the rate drops while many bills rise. Worked through with Acworth and Nottingham.

Rates: NH Department of Revenue Administration, 2025 Municipal Tax Rates (completed as of January 23, 2026) (DRA). Procedure: RSA 76:16, 76:16-a and the Board of Tax and Land Appeals. Last checked October 20, 2026. Tax by Town is an independent reference; it is not affiliated with the State of New Hampshire or any town, and it is not tax or legal advice.