Granite State Households $17,000 Worse Off Than a Decade Ago

By: Scott Merrill

Outlets: Business NH Magazine

Published: December 29, 2025

Words: 554

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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The typical NH family is losing ground fast according to a new report from the NH Fiscal Policy Institute (NHFPI), which finds that the cost of living has outpaced income growth so dramatically that a once-stable family budget has flipped from surplus
to deficit.

NHFPI Executive Director Gene Martin pushed back on the myth that this shift can be explained by individuals making poor economic decisions. “The cause for the shift isn’t individuals buying too many …

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