Section 8 Housing in New Hampshire
7,731 active Housing Choice Vouchers across 1 market. Rent limits, housing authorities, waitlist status, and voucher rights for every metro in New Hampshire.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in New Hampshire?
In most of the state, yes. New Hampshire has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in New Hampshire can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
No statewide source-of-income protection for housing vouchers. PRRAC Appendix B (March 2026).
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Landlord and investor tools for New Hampshire
RentalCalcsFree calculators and guides from RentalCalcs, built by the VoucherMatch team, for landlords deciding whether to accept vouchers.
- Section 8 rent analyzerHUD rent benchmarks and modeled comparisons for New Hampshire ZIP codes. Confirm adopted amounts with the agency.
- Compare HUD benchmarks with market rent in New HampshireExplore modeled ZIP comparisons; these do not establish an approved rent or agency payment.
- Average rent in New HampshireMarket rent versus HUD fair market rent by city and bedroom count.
- How Section 8 rent is calculatedFair market rent, payment standards and rent reasonableness, step by step.
- Section 8 landlord math for 2026What the payment standard changes mean for cash flow this year.
All Section 8 markets in New Hampshire
Sorted by active voucher count. Each metro page has HUD Fair Market Rent by bedroom, the housing authorities that administer vouchers there, and waitlist status.
Section 8 by county in New Hampshire
County pages show the local voucher count, housing authorities, and metro rollup. Useful when you are looking at a specific address.
Section 8 in New Hampshire: common questions
- Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in New Hampshire?
- In most of the state, yes. New Hampshire has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in New Hampshire can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
- How many Section 8 vouchers are there in New Hampshire?
- HUD data shows about 7,731 Housing Choice Vouchers across the 1 New Hampshire market we track, administered by 20 housing authorities statewide.
- How do I apply for Section 8 in New Hampshire?
- You apply to a local housing authority, not to the state or to HUD. Each of New Hampshire's housing authorities runs its own waitlist and opens it on its own schedule, and applying is always free. Pick your metro or county on this page to see the housing authorities that serve it and their current waitlist status.
Find Section 8 apartments in New Hampshire
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. The administering housing authority must approve the actual unit, rent and household assistance calculation.