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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Strafford County, NH

The mortgage brokers and lenders in Strafford County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 84 out of 100: High

Ranked #11 of 887 scored counties
#1 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire

Listings
12
3 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$991.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,032 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
212
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
135,043
+3.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Strafford County scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #11 of 887 scored counties and #1 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for mortgage brokers and lenders.

At $19,032 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Strafford County spend about $991.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.1 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

There are 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Strafford County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Strafford County in 2023. That is one for every 17,360 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Strafford County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Strafford 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Strafford County, NH compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureStrafford CountyNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.34.54.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)212113100
Households per official establishment17,3605,2444,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.0%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,032$19,755$16,661
Median household income$88,570$99,031$80,734
Groundwork market score8458

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Strafford 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 Strafford County

Population, 2025 estimate
135,043+3.0% since 2020
Households
52,080
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
368 sq. mi.
People per square mile
361
Median household income
$88,570+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,189
Median home value
$362,800
Jobs located here
49,807
Daytime population
117,713Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across New Hampshire

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The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Strafford County marked.

Top counties in New Hampshire

Counties in New Hampshire ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Strafford County, NH84122.3212+3.0%#11 of 887
2Merrimack County, NH83111.8274+2.6%#17 of 887
3Grafton County, NH8051.3360+2.2%#32 of 887
4Cheshire County, NH7862.0238+2.3%#43 of 887
5Carroll County, NH7852.3208+5.0%#46 of 887
6Belknap County, NH6783.0159+2.1%#147 of 887
7Hillsborough County, NH451026.086+2.5%#533 of 887
8Rockingham County, NH441007.870+3.0%#558 of 887

Other business types in Strafford County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Strafford County, NH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 mortgage brokers and lenders in Strafford County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Strafford County, NH spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $991.2M a year, or $19,032 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 times the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,080 households in Strafford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Strafford County, NH compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

Strafford County has 2.3 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 212, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Strafford County would have about 25, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,360 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Strafford County, NH growing?

Population estimates put Strafford County at 135,043 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in Strafford County is $88,570, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Strafford County scores 84 for mortgage brokers and lenders (high), #11 of 887 scored counties.

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