The median owner-occupied home in Strafford County had a real-estate tax bill of $6,582 (± $120) a year, compared with $6,505 in New Hampshire and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $332,400 (± $8,245), compared with $367,200 in New Hampshire and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Strafford County | New Hampshire | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 131,743 | 1,387,834 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $6,582 ± $120 | $6,505 ± $34 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $332,400 ± $8,245 | $367,200 ± $2,362 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $86,564 ± $4,627 | $95,628 ± $1,073 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.98% ± 0.06 points | 1.77% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 67.0% ± 1.3 points | 72.5% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 29.5% ± 1.5 points | 32.6% ± 0.3 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 26.0% ± 2.0 points | 24.8% ± 0.6 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Strafford County (3)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
Census-designated places in Strafford County (4)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
Towns and townships in Strafford County (13)
- Barrington
- Dover city
- Durham
- Farmington
- Lee
- Madbury
- Middleton
- Milton
- New Durham
- Rochester city
- Rollinsford
- Somersworth city
- Strafford
Other named communities in Strafford County (43)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Berrys Corner
- Blackwater
- Bow Lake Village
- Center Strafford
- Central Park
- Coburn
- Cocheco
- Crocketts Crossing
- Davis
- Dexter Corner
- East Barrington
- East Rochester
- Foundry
- Gates Corner
- Glenmere Village
- Gonic
- Hayes Corner
- Hills Corner
- Hornetown
- Kelwyn Park
- Laskey Corner
- Lee Five Corners
- Leighton Corners
- Meaderboro Corner
- Melrose Corner
- Merrill Corners
- Middleton Corners
- New Durham Corner
- New Portsmouth
- North Rochester
- Pickering
- Place
- Rollinsford Station
- Sawyers
- South Barrington
- South Lee
- Strafford Corner
- Town House
- Wadley Falls
- Welshs Corner
- Wentworth Terrace
- West Barrington
- West Gonic