Child care is one of the biggest expenses facing many New Hampshire families and can put significant pressure on family budgets and even affect parents’ ability to stay in the workforce. A new report from NHFPI's Dow Drukker looks at what New Hampshire can learn from other states about making child care more affordable and accessible, including approaches to help more families qualify for assistance, lower families’ costs, better support providers and workers, and more.
New Hampshire’s labor market has strengthened in 2026, with employment growing and unemployment falling below 3%. But New Hampshire workers still face major challenges, including inflation outpacing rising wages and longer stretches of unemployment. Ahead of Labor Day, explore NHFPI Senior Policy Analyst Ben Reynolds’ new analysis of employment, wages, affordability, and the trends shaping the future of New Hampshire’s workforce.
A new analysis finds that a $500,000 home’s property tax bill can range from $1,310 to $18,270 depending on which New Hampshire town or city you live in. The report looks at the property tax landscape in New Hampshire, finding high property tax burdens compared to other states, heavy reliance on local property taxes, limited state support, and disproportionate impacts on lower-income households.
A new study from NHFPI’s Jessica Williams finds that changes taking effect in 2028 could cost the state nearly $1 billion over the next decade and more than $2 billion when lost federal matching funds are included. The Medicaid Enhancement Tax is currently NH’s 4th largest tax revenue source.
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.
A new NHFPI finds that drug-related deaths in New Hampshire dropped to their lowest level in more than a decade as state and federal investments in prevention, treatment, and recovery services had a sustained surge in funding.
