Housing · Chester
Chester, NH housing market
The typical Chester home is worth about $660,000, up 10.9% in a year, 28% above the New Hampshire typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Chester compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Chester at a glance
Typical home value
$660K
▲ 10.9% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
ChesterNew Hampshire
Show as a table
| January | Chester | New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $272,000 | $249,000 |
| 2018 | $295,000 | $267,000 |
| 2019 | $312,000 | $281,000 |
| 2020 | $324,000 | $296,000 |
| 2021 | $376,000 | $338,000 |
| 2022 | $423,000 | $387,000 |
| 2023 | $485,000 | $434,000 |
| 2024 | $514,000 | $468,000 |
| 2025 | $562,000 | $498,000 |
| 2026 | $626,000 | $511,000 |
| August 2026 | $660,000 | $516,000 |
Next door
Chester and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
Affordability
4.6 years of income
The typical Chester home costs about 4.6 years of the town's median household income, less than across New Hampshire (5.2 years).
How Chester ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
97.7%
New Hampshire: 72.8%
Median tax bill
$8,464
New Hampshire: $6,667
Typical home built
1991
New Hampshire: 1979
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.