Understanding property taxes in New Hampshire: Where does the money go and who pays them?

By: Rosemary Ford and Caitlin Agnew

Outlets: NHPBS

Published: May 13, 2026

Words: 2,272

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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New Hampshire famously has no state income tax and no sales tax. So where does the government get the money to operate? Primarily property taxes. In New Hampshire, property taxes pay for roughly 61% of local government revenue — the highest percentage compared to any state in the country. Phil Sletten, research director of the N.H. Fiscal Policy Institute, talks about the ins and outs of property taxes in the Granite State.

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