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Real estate agents and brokers in Belknap County, NH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Belknap County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,395 of 2,176 scored counties
#10 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire

Listings
110
11 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
23
+4.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$497M
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,870 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
83
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.8
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,147
+2.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 110 real estate agents and brokers in Belknap County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 41.8 for every 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in Belknap County spend about $497M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,870 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 17% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Belknap County in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,145 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $248K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Belknap County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Belknap County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Belknap County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,395 of 2,176 scored counties and #10 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.

How Belknap 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Belknap County, NH compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureBelknap CountyNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.832.730.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)83111100
Households per official establishment1,1451,531788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.6%+5.5%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,870$19,755$16,661
Median household income$92,783$99,031$80,734
Groundwork market score4469

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 23+4.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
43
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11011 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$248K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Belknap 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 Belknap County

Population, 2025 estimate
65,147+2.1% since 2020
Households
26,337
Median age
48.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
161
Median household income
$92,783+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,878
Median home value
$374,900
Jobs located here
26,593
Daytime population
60,550Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Belknap County marked.

Top counties in New Hampshire

Counties in New Hampshire ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Strafford County, NH808816.9207+3.0%#28 of 2,176
2Sullivan County, NH713621.7152+2.1%#197 of 2,176
3Cheshire County, NH706119.9167+2.3%#221 of 2,176
4Merrimack County, NH5919532.0111+2.6%#624 of 2,176
5Hillsborough County, NH5850930.2123+2.5%#663 of 2,176
6Coos County, NH563122.1132+0.4%#760 of 2,176
7Rockingham County, NH5056244.189+3.0%#1,070 of 2,176
8Carroll County, NH468840.384+5.0%#1,299 of 2,176
9Grafton County, NH4413636.795+2.2%#1,388 of 2,176
10Belknap County, NH4411041.883+2.1%#1,395 of 2,176

Other business types in Belknap County

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

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Belknap County, NH?

There are 110 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Belknap County as of September 2026. 11 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.

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

About $497M a year, or $18,870 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 110 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 17% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,337 households in Belknap County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Belknap County, NH compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Belknap County has 41.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 83, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Belknap County would have about 91, against 110 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,145 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Belknap County, NH growing?

Population estimates put Belknap County at 65,147 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,337 households. The median household income in Belknap County is $92,783 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Belknap County scores 44 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,395 of 2,176 scored counties.

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