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Home inspectors in Hillsborough County, NH
The home inspectors in Hillsborough County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #92 of 415 scored counties
#2 of 2 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,218 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 76
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,415
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 home inspectors in Hillsborough County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Households in Hillsborough County spend about $3.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $20,218 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 24% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Hillsborough County classed as building inspection services. That is one for every 24,106 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Hillsborough County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hillsborough County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #92 of 415 scored counties and #2 of 2 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hillsborough County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Hillsborough County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 76 | 107 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 24,106 | 26,468 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.5% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,218 | $19,755 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $103,545 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Hillsborough County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Hillsborough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,415+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 168,740
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 486
- Median household income
- $103,545+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,601
- Median home value
- $421,100
- Jobs located here
- 221,067
- Daytime population
- 417,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hillsborough County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the home inspectors on map listings by name and distance.
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rockingham County, NH | 70 | 8 | 0.6 | 129 | +3.0% | #58 of 415 |
| 2Hillsborough County, NH | 65 | 17 | 1.0 | 76 | +2.5% | #92 of 415 |
Other business types in Hillsborough County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate50
- Real estate agents and brokers58
- Property management62
- Mortgage brokers and lenders45
- Home inspectors65
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Hillsborough County, NH?
There are 17 home inspectors on map listings in Hillsborough County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Hillsborough County, NH spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.4B a year, or $20,218 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 17 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 24% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 168,740 households in Hillsborough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsborough County, NH compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Hillsborough County has 1.0 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 76, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Hillsborough County would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 24,106 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Hillsborough County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Hillsborough County at 433,415 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,740 households. Median household income in Hillsborough County is $103,545, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Hillsborough County scores 65 for home inspectors (upper middle), #92 of 415 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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