How many apartments are actually available right now across all of Portsmouth's rental websites?
Studio
$2,100
median monthly rent
Range: $1,210 – $3,295
~25 listings available
1-Bedroom
$2,400
median monthly rent
Range: $1,290 – $3,900
~47 listings available
2-Bedroom
$2,800
median monthly rent
Range: $1,500 – $4,595
~55 listings available
3-Bedroom
$3,500
median monthly rent
Range: $2,450 – $4,500
⚠️ Only ~15 listings available
Reality Check: Median rents range from $2,100/mo for a studio to $3,500/mo for a 3-bedroom. And if you're looking for a family-sized apartment? Only ~15 options exist in the entire city right now. Meanwhile, the Seacoast median single-family home sale price topped $1,087,500 in January 2026 — a 25% year-over-year increase.
💰 Can You Actually Afford Portsmouth?
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Your affordable monthly rent (30% of income):
Studio
Median: $2,100/mo
1-Bedroom
Median: $2,400/mo
2-Bedroom
Median: $2,800/mo
3-Bedroom
Median: $3,500/mo
📈 Complete Market Snapshot
Unit Type
Available Now
Rent Range
Median Rent
Studio
~25 listings
$1,210 – $3,295
$2,100/mo
1-Bedroom
~47 listings
$1,290 – $3,900
$2,400/mo
2-Bedroom
~55 listings
$1,500 – $4,595
$2,800/mo
3-Bedroom
~15 listings ⚠️
$2,450 – $4,500
$3,500/mo
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💡 What This Data Tells Us
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Families Are Locked Out
Only ~15 three-bedroom apartments available in the entire city. Even at median family income ($140k), you're paying $3,500/mo — 30% of gross.
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Studios Cost More Than Anywhere Else
Median studio rent of $2,100/mo requires $84,000/year income. Even the smallest units are out of reach for most single workers.
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Minimal Supply, Maximum Demand
~136 total units available across all sizes in a city of 22,000+. The math is simple: not enough housing.
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Wide Rent Spreads, High Medians
1-bedrooms range from $1,290 to $3,900, with a median of $2,400. The previous high-end outlier ($5,750 for a 5,000 sq ft loft) has been removed — that's not a real market comp.
Housing Action Plan Approved 9–0. The Public Hearings Are What Matter Now.
The data is clear. Portsmouth doesn’t have enough housing, and what exists is unaffordable to most residents. The City Council voted 9–0 on February 17 to create a Housing Action Plan by July 2026. Two public hearings are required — those are when the plan’s content gets decided. The plan needs to match the scale of what this data shows.
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Data source: Active Zillow and Apartments.com listings for ZIP 03801, January–March 2026 (2-month rolling window). Medians estimated from visible listing data; sample sizes vary by unit type. Ranges exclude non-representative outliers.