Portsmouth-Rochester, NH: 2-bedroom payment standards across 37 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area range from $1,770 to $3,290 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.61× the 10th — a gap of $1,088 a month — which ranks 17th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 37 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $2,486 at 110%.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,770 to $2,858).
of the area's ZIP codes (13 of 37) sit above $2,486 — 110% of the area median.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Portsmouth-Rochester, NH
Every ZIP code, ranked
The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median — where a housing authority sets a single area-wide standard, those sit above the highest ceiling basic policy reaches.
| # | ZIP code | 2 BR SAFMR ▾ | Payment standard (90–110%) | vs area median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03854 | $3,290 | $2,961–$3,619 | above 110% |
| 2 | 03044 | $3,020 | $2,718–$3,322 | above 110% |
| 3 | 03885 | $3,000 | $2,700–$3,300 | above 110% |
| 4 | 03840 | $2,870 | $2,583–$3,157 | above 110% |
| 5 | 03856 | $2,850 | $2,565–$3,135 | above 110% |
| 6 | 03862 | $2,740 | $2,466–$3,014 | above 110% |
| 7 | 03827 | $2,560 | $2,304–$2,816 | above 110% |
| 8 | 03833 | $2,560 | $2,304–$2,816 | above 110% |
| 9 | 03844 | $2,560 | $2,304–$2,816 | above 110% |
| 10 | 03874 | $2,560 | $2,304–$2,816 | above 110% |
| 11 | 03825 | $2,530 | $2,277–$2,783 | above 110% |
| 12 | 03801 | $2,520 | $2,268–$2,772 | above 110% |
| 13 | 03042 | $2,500 | $2,250–$2,750 | above 110% |
| 14 | 03842 | $2,390 | $2,151–$2,629 | 106% |
| 15 | 03884 | $2,340 | $2,106–$2,574 | 104% |
| 16 | 03802 | $2,300 | $2,070–$2,530 | 102% |
| 17 | 03843 | $2,300 | $2,070–$2,530 | 102% |
| 18 | 03857 | $2,280 | $2,052–$2,508 | 101% |
| 19 | 03823 | $2,260 | $2,034–$2,486 | 100% |
| 20 | 03870 | $2,250 | $2,025–$2,475 | 100% |
| 21 | 03871 | $2,250 | $2,025–$2,475 | 100% |
| 22 | 03290 | $2,170 | $1,953–$2,387 | 96% |
| 23 | 03820 | $2,120 | $1,908–$2,332 | 94% |
| 24 | 03824 | $2,060 | $1,854–$2,266 | 91% |
| 25 | 03815 | $2,020 | $1,818–$2,222 | 89% |
| 26 | 03821 | $2,020 | $1,818–$2,222 | 89% |
| 27 | 03866 | $2,020 | $1,818–$2,222 | 89% |
| 28 | 03869 | $2,010 | $1,809–$2,211 | 89% |
| 29 | 03878 | $2,000 | $1,800–$2,200 | 88% |
| 30 | 03839 | $1,890 | $1,701–$2,079 | 84% |
| 31 | 03867 | $1,840 | $1,656–$2,024 | 81% |
| 32 | 03848 | $1,810 | $1,629–$1,991 | 80% |
| 33 | 03835 | $1,770 | $1,593–$1,947 | 78% |
| 34 | 03851 | $1,770 | $1,593–$1,947 | 78% |
| 35 | 03852 | $1,770 | $1,593–$1,947 | 78% |
| 36 | 03861 | $1,770 | $1,593–$1,947 | 78% |
| 37 | 03868 | $1,770 | $1,593–$1,947 | 78% |
How Portsmouth-Rochester, NH compares
Its internal spread of 1.61× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 17 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.27×. Note that this area's 90th or 10th percentile lands exactly on its highest or lowest ZIP code, so a single ZIP is carrying the p90/p10 figure — the p75/p25 measure is the better read here. See the full ranking and how it was measured →
A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.