The median home in Rochester, New Hampshire is valued at $385,686, up 3.0% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,819, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 17.7x — near the national average of 18x. Rochester is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$385,686

+3.0%

Rent$1,819/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$77,137 on $385,686

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Out of reach44% of income

Need $117,900/yr to afford.

PITI$2,751

P/I44%

Afford$245K

Gap-$140K

P&I $1,950Tax $701Ins $100

Renting $932/mo cheaper ($1,819 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NH ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in New Hampshire

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New Castle$2.36M Rye$1.23M Newington$1.09M Hanover$935K North Hampton$890K Hampton Falls$871K Greenland$861K Newfields$816K

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