Portsmouth, NH housing market
The typical Portsmouth home is worth about $798,000, up 3.4% in a year, 55% above the New Hampshire typical home. Homes typically sell in 49 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Portsmouth compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Portsmouth at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.8 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Portsmouth | New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $419,000 | $249,000 |
| 2018 | $455,000 | $267,000 |
| 2019 | $485,000 | $281,000 |
| 2020 | $499,000 | $296,000 |
| 2021 | $547,000 | $338,000 |
| 2022 | $605,000 | $387,000 |
| 2023 | $673,000 | $434,000 |
| 2024 | $732,000 | $468,000 |
| 2025 | $764,000 | $498,000 |
| 2026 | $788,000 | $511,000 |
| August 2026 | $798,000 | $516,000 |
Portsmouth and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | $798K | +3.4% | 49 | $106,219 |
| New Castle | $2.53M | +3.7% | — | $176,953 |
| Newington | $1.15M | +4.7% | — | $145,833 |
| Rye | $1.3M | +5.7% | — | $140,655 |
| Kittery | $694K | +4.1% | — | $93,728 |
| South Eliot | — | — | — | $99,299 |
| Eliot | $614K | +0.6% | — | $101,522 |
7.5 years of income
The typical Portsmouth home costs about 7.5 years of the town's median household income, more than across New Hampshire (5.2 years).
How Portsmouth ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
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, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.