Affordability Eroded: Changes to the Cost of Living in New Hampshire
October 20, 2025
The typical New Hampshire family has lost major ground over the past decade, as the cost of basic necessities has risen far faster than household incomes. The median four-person family’s disposable income — what’s left after paying for just a few basic essentials like housing, food, child care, health care, and gasoline — has dropped by $17,349 since 2015.
November State Revenues Temporarily Boosted by Refund Revision and Property Sale
December 8, 2025
State revenue collections in November yielded the first monthly surplus since the State’s fiscal year began on July 1. However, the sources of the surplus provided mixed indications about State revenue trends in the future and no assurance that revenue surpluses would continue in the coming months.
Building a Better New Hampshire: Panelist Solutions from NHFPI’s 10th Annual Conference
November 20, 2025
Experts at our annual conference shared practical, data-informed solutions for tackling the state’s biggest challenges. From rising health care and housing costs to gaps in caregiving and the pressures facing rural communities, panelists emphasized collaboration, stronger public investment, and smarter use of data as key pathways forward.
You Asked, We Answered: Frequently Asked Questions from Our Cost of Living Report
November 13, 2025
Our Affordability Eroded report prompted lots of questions from readers. We answer some of them here, including why inflation-adjusted food and gas prices look lower over the decade and why 2015 budgets stretched further than 2024 budgets.