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New Hampshire in 2008

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for New Hampshire changed −3.9%, against −4.5% for the United States and −1.8% in 2007.

3,234 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,333 single-family), −29.1% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

−3.9%New Hampshire index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
3,234housing units permitted in 20082,333 single-family
0 of 10counties with a rising indexmedian county −3.7%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Coos County−1.0%47471.5
Grafton County−1.3%2952373.2
Sullivan County−2.3%1081082.5
Merrimack County−2.4%3372612.1
Belknap County−3.4%2822104.3
Cheshire County−3.7%1281281.6
Carroll County−3.8%2422334.6
Rockingham County−4.3%7974862.5
Strafford County−4.3%3082142.3
Hillsborough County−4.6%6904091.6

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in New Hampshire by year05,00010,0001995: 4,423 units (4,105 single-family, 318 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 4,926 units (4,233 single-family, 693 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 5,404 units (4,598 single-family, 806 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 5,771 units (5,310 single-family, 461 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 6,326 units (5,696 single-family, 630 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 6,680 units (6,097 single-family, 583 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 6,624 units (5,910 single-family, 714 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 8,708 units (6,754 single-family, 1,954 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 8,641 units (6,583 single-family, 2,058 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 8,653 units (7,002 single-family, 1,651 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 7,586 units (6,432 single-family, 1,154 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 5,677 units (4,826 single-family, 851 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 4,561 units (3,772 single-family, 789 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 3,234 units (2,333 single-family, 901 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 2,287 units (1,662 single-family, 625 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 2,670 units (1,890 single-family, 780 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 2,346 units (1,606 single-family, 740 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 2,296 units (1,682 single-family, 614 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 2,788 units (2,136 single-family, 652 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 3,403 units (2,188 single-family, 1,215 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 3,763 units (2,424 single-family, 1,339 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 3,796 units (2,680 single-family, 1,116 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 3,625 units (2,711 single-family, 914 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 4,445 units (2,710 single-family, 1,735 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 4,743 units (2,746 single-family, 1,997 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 4,320 units (3,033 single-family, 1,287 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 4,892 units (3,426 single-family, 1,466 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 4,783 units (3,129 single-family, 1,654 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 4,555 units (2,969 single-family, 1,586 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 4,965 units (2,904 single-family, 2,061 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 5,030 units (3,279 single-family, 1,751 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in New Hampshire by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.