Merrimack County, NH

2024 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Merrimack County are Concord, Suncook, Bow, and Franklin. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Merrimack County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Merrimack County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Merrimack County compare?

Merrimack County ($1,427) has a 1.5% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of New Hampshire ($1,449) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Merrimack County is rank 4th out of 259 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 255 other counties. Merrimack County is the 4th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Merrimack County, NH

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$972
studio
$1,086
1-Bedroom
$1,427
2-Bedroom
$1,877
3-Bedroom
$1,900
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$1,029
studio
$1,149
1-Bedroom
$1,510
2-Bedroom
$1,986
3-Bedroom
$2,011
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
03034 $0 $1,670 $2,200 $3,100 $3,270
03234 $0 $1,290 $1,700 $2,400 $2,530
03242 $0 $1,340 $1,760 $2,240 $2,550
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
03034 $1,494 $1,503 $1,980 $2,790 $2,943
03234 $1,161 $1,161 $1,530 $2,160 $2,277
03242 $1,197 $1,206 $1,584 $2,016 $2,295
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
03034 $1,826 $1,837 $2,420 $3,410 $3,597
03234 $1,419 $1,419 $1,870 $2,640 $2,783
03242 $1,463 $1,474 $1,936 $2,464 $2,805

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Merrimack County, New Hampshire: Concord, Suncook, Bow, Franklin, Contoocook, Loudon, Epsom, New London, Candia, Henniker, Warner, Dunbarton, Chichester, Canterbury, Bradford, Andover, Newbury, Salisbury, Wilmot, and Danbury.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Merrimack County, New Hampshire: 03301, 03303, 03275, 03304, 03235, 03229, 03307, 03234, 03257, 03034, 03242, 03278, 03046, 03258, 03224, 03221, 03216, 03255, 03268, and 03302.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.