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Real estate businesses in Rockingham County, NH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,367 of 2,229 scored counties
#7 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire

Listings
708
54 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
232
+14.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.7B
On rent and homeowner costs · $21,314 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
89
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
55.5
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
324,077
+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

Households in Rockingham County spend about $2.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $21,314 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 11% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

There are 708 real estate businesses on map listings in Rockingham County as of September 2026. Of those, 54 are chain locations, or 8%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 55.5 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Rockingham County was 232 in 2023, up 14.9% from 2019. That is one for every 550 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 2,298 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $9.2M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Rockingham County.

Population estimates show Rockingham County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Rockingham County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,367 of 2,229 scored counties and #7 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.

How Rockingham 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 in Rockingham County, NH compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureRockingham CountyNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households55.540.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)89112100
Households per official establishment550618414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.9%+4.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$21,314$19,755$16,661
Median household income$118,331$99,031$80,734
Groundwork market score4568

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
202 → 232+14.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,095
Annual payroll, 2023
$88.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
2,298Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70854 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
628The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$9.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County

Population, 2025 estimate
324,077+3.0% since 2020
Households
127,570
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
696 sq. mi.
People per square mile
459
Median household income
$118,331+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$149,721
Median home value
$497,500
Jobs located here
168,917
Daytime population
311,815Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Rockingham County marked.

Top counties in New Hampshire

Counties in New Hampshire ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Strafford County, NH7212023.0191+3.0%#168 of 2,229
2Sullivan County, NH654225.3164+2.1%#385 of 2,229
3Cheshire County, NH637424.2174+2.3%#466 of 2,229
4Merrimack County, NH5622536.9121+2.6%#795 of 2,229
5Coos County, NH553525.0147+0.4%#834 of 2,229
6Hillsborough County, NH5067740.1116+2.5%#1,105 of 2,229
7Rockingham County, NH4570855.589+3.0%#1,367 of 2,229
8Carroll County, NH4410648.588+5.0%#1,427 of 2,229
9Belknap County, NH4312748.290+2.1%#1,482 of 2,229
10Grafton County, NH4215942.8102+2.2%#1,533 of 2,229

Other business types in Rockingham County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Rockingham County, NH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 708 real estate businesses in Rockingham County. 54 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 232 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 14.9% from 2019. Official counts list 2,298 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.7B a year, or $21,314 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 708 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 11% 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 127,570 households in Rockingham County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rockingham County, NH compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Rockingham County has 55.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 89, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Rockingham County would have about 628, against 708 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 550 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Rockingham County, NH growing?

Population estimates put Rockingham County at 324,077 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 127,570 households. Median household income in Rockingham County is $118,331, 47% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Rockingham County scores 45 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,367 of 2,229 scored counties.

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