SOUTHERN NH + MA
Towns across Southern New Hampshire and the Massachusetts border, each with its own character, mill rate, and price band. Plus sub-neighborhood deep-dives for the places buyers compare most often.
Karyn's full service area.
I grew up here, I sell here, and I have watched every one of these streets change over the last twenty years. Pick a town and read it like a letter from a neighbor, not a brochure.
Coming up from Methuen, Andover, or Lawrence and still deciding? Start with the MA to NH relocation hub and come back here.
Mill rate · Median price
18.16 · $565,000
SALEM, NH
Salem
The anchor town of Southern NH, right off Exit 2.
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Mill rate · Median price
14.15 · $732,000
WINDHAM, NH
Windham
The premium school-district corner of the region.
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Mill rate · Median price
18.99 · $485,000
DERRY, NH
Derry
The value play, with Pinkerton Academy on the label.
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Mill rate · Median price
14.47 · $595,000
LONDONDERRY, NH
Londonderry
Apple orchards, an airport on one side, and Woodmont Commons on the other.
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Mill rate · Median price
19.09 · $555,000
PELHAM, NH
Pelham
Rural feel, MA border, and a school district on the rise.
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Mill rate · Median price
12.82 · $625,000
ATKINSON, NH
Atkinson
Small, quiet, and the favorite hideout of long-time Southern NH buyers.
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Mill rate · Median price
19.09 · $555,000
HAMPSTEAD, NH
Hampstead
Lakes, wooded lots, and a main street that still feels like 1985.
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Mill rate · Median price
20.24 · $420,000
MANCHESTER, NH
Manchester
The state's biggest small city, and the gateway to everything north.
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Mill rate · Median price
14.20 · $575,000
LITCHFIELD, NH
Litchfield
Semi-rural Merrimack riverfront between Manchester and Nashua.
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22.96 · $425,000
RAYMOND, NH
Raymond
Affordable, woodsy, and the gateway to Pawtuckaway State Park.
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Mill rate · Median price
13.88 · $575,000
AUBURN, NH
Auburn
Top schools, big lots, and Lake Massabesic in the backyard.
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Mill rate · Median price
17.19 · $450,000
HOOKSETT, NH
Hooksett
I-93 corridor town just north of Manchester, with school choice.
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Mill rate · Median price
14.44 · $475,000
PLAISTOW, NH
Plaistow
Southern NH border town with affordable inventory and MA shopping next door.
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Mill rate · Median price
17.11 · $475,000
HUDSON, NH
Hudson
Across the river from Nashua, on the doorstep of Tyngsborough MA.
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Mill rate · Median price
11.62 · $575,000
METHUEN, MA
Methuen
Right across the line from Salem NH, with the I-495 spine.
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Mill rate · Median price
11.61 · $450,000
LAWRENCE, MA
Lawrence
Working Merrimack River city. I taught here for years.
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Mill rate · Median price
13.93 · $725,000
CHELMSFORD, MA
Chelmsford
Top-rated suburb west of Lowell with a real town center.
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Mill rate · Median price
13.44 · $700,000
TEWKSBURY, MA
Tewksbury
Family suburb between Lowell and the NH line, at the I-93 / I-495 intersection.
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Mill rate · Median price
12.59 · $525,000
DRACUT, MA
Dracut
Working-class commuter town directly south of the NH line.
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Mill rate · Median price
12.49 · $925,000
READING, MA
Reading
High-end North Shore suburb with a walkable downtown and commuter rail.
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Mill rate · Median price
11.36 · $525,000
HAVERHILL, MA
Haverhill
Where I finished my teaching career. Gateway city on the Merrimack.
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Mill rate · Median price
11.62 · $775,000
WILMINGTON, MA
Wilmington
Quiet commuter town with the shortest Boston run on this map.
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Mill rate · Median price
17.80 · $600,000
SANDOWN, NH
Sandown
Wooded, pond-dotted country living a few turns off Route 111.
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Mill rate · Median price
17.90 · $570,000
KINGSTON, NH
Kingston
A real town center, the Plains common, ponds, and a state-park beach.
Read the guideThe pockets inside the towns.
Tuscan Village, Cobbett's Pond, Canobie Lake, Woodmont Commons, and a few more. These guides go one layer deeper than the town pages because the town-level story is not specific enough when you are buying waterfront or downsizing into new construction.
Tuscan Village
- Median price
- Median $585,000
- Commute
- Boston 45 min
The new-build, walk-to-Market-Basket downsizer magnet.
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Canobie Lake
- Median price
- Median $685,000
- Commute
- Boston 45 min
Classic Salem lake homes, the park at one end, quiet coves at the other.
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Cobbett's Pond
- Median price
- Median $895,000
- Commute
- Boston 55 min
Windham's waterfront pocket, walking distance to the town center.
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Woodmont Commons
- Median price
- Median $495,000
- Commute
- Boston 60 min
Southern NH's largest new-build mixed-use development.
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Hood Park & Downtown Derry
- Median price
- Median $395,000
- Commute
- Boston 55 min
The walkable main-street revival of Greater Derry.
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Shadow Lake
- Median price
- Median $595,000
- Commute
- Boston 45 min
The quieter lake neighborhood on the North Salem side.
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