New Hampshire · HUD 2027 designations
New Hampshire 2027 QCTs and DDAs by county
HUD's 2027 list puts 32 New Hampshire census tracts, home to 111,294 people in the 2020 Census, in qualified census tracts, across 9 counties; Hillsborough County (14), Coos County (5), Strafford County (4) have the most. 6 nonmetropolitan counties are difficult development areas. 14 ZIP code areas (ZCTAs) are Small Area DDAs. A building in a QCT or DDA can take 130% of eligible basis. The lists apply to allocations and bond issues after December 31, 2026.
Qualified census tracts by county
| County | 2027 QCTs | Population in QCTs | Monitored LIHTC properties in QCTs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap County | 2 | 8,167 | 7 |
| Carroll County | 1 | 2,103 | 0 |
| Coos County | 5 | 15,435 | 3 |
| Grafton County | 1 | 2,912 | 2 |
| Hillsborough County | 14 | 47,054 | 19 |
| Merrimack County | 1 | 4,242 | 1 |
| Rockingham County | 1 | 3,466 | 1 |
| Strafford County | 4 | 14,865 | 5 |
| Sullivan County | 3 | 13,050 | 2 |
Sources: HUD 2027 QCT data file (qct_data_2027.xlsx), checked tract by tract against HUD's QCT2027.csv; population from the 2020 Census columns in that file. Properties: HUD's LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026), monitored properties by 2020 tract.
Nonmetropolitan DDA counties
Every site in these counties is in a 2027 difficult development area: Belknap County, Carroll County, Cheshire County, Grafton County, Merrimack County, Sullivan County.
Small Area DDA ZIP codes
In metro areas HUD designates DDAs by ZIP Code Tabulation Area. A ZCTA follows ZIP code boundaries closely but not exactly, so check a specific address with the lookup.
| Metro area | 2027 Small Area DDA ZCTAs |
|---|---|
| Hillsborough County, NH (part) HUD Metro FMR Area | 03082 |
| Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area | 03044, 03087, 03819, 03873 |
| Manchester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area | 03101, 03109, 03110 |
| Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area | 03033 |
| Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area | 03840, 03854, 03856, 03862, 03885 |
Changes from the 2026 lists
Compared with HUD's 2026 lists, New Hampshire gains 2 qualified census tracts and loses 2; 5 Small Area DDA ZIP codes are new and 1 dropped off; 2 nonmetro DDA counties are new and 0 dropped off. A site that dropped off keeps its status for an application filed before 2027 and allocated within 730 days. Every state's changes.
| County | Tracts new for 2027 | Tracts dropped since 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Merrimack County | 430.01 | 324 |
| Coos County | 9502 | |
| Rockingham County | 34 |
Nonmetro DDA counties new for 2027: Belknap County, Carroll County.
Small Area DDA ZIP codes new for 2027: 03044, 03109, 03819, 03862, 03873.
Small Area DDA ZIP codes dropped: 03032.
Computed by us from HUD's 2026 and 2027 files; 2026 notice: FR Doc. 2025-19007.
Designations: HUD 2027 QCT and DDA designations, FR Doc. 2026-20390 (91 FR 63573, Oct. 6, 2026).
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