Moving from Nevada to New Hampshire
Everyone compares rent and groceries. Almost nobody compares the two numbers that actually decide whether a move works: state income tax and property tax. Here is Nevada and New Hampshire, side by side.
Moving to New Hampshire costs about
About the same
Nevada and New Hampshire work out within $50/mo of each other
Worth knowing
Utilities cost 48% more in New Hampshire
Power, gas and water run about $176 a month more in New Hampshire than in Nevada. It is the cost people forget to check, and over a year it is roughly $2,114.
Nevada vs New Hampshire at a glance
| Nevada | New Hampshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $435,400 | $402,500 |
| Median rent | $1,597/mo | $1,491/mo |
| State income tax | No state income tax | No state income tax |
| Property tax rate | 0.47% | 1.66% |
| Groceries, gas & goods | 96 | 99 |
| Utilities | 91 | 134 |
Price levels are indexes where 100 is the national average. They cover everyday spending only; housing is the two rows above.
What changes each month
| Monthly | NV | NH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Housing (median rent) | $1,597 | $1,491 | -$106 |
| Taxes | |||
| State income tax | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sales tax (on everyday spending) | $100 | $0 | -$100 |
| Everyday costs | |||
| Groceries, gas & goods | $1,765 | $1,807 | +$42 |
| UtilitiesBiggest factor | $370 | $546 | +$176 |
| Total | +$10 | ||
What the move itself costs
$4,400 to $9,300
From a container you load yourself up to full-service movers.
Shipping one car adds about $1,100 to $1,500, against roughly $1,000 in fuel and lodging to drive it the 6-day trip yourself.
These are statewide figures. Las Vegas is not Nevada-average and Manchester is not New Hampshire-average, so a specific city can look nothing like its state. Compare metro areas instead to narrow it to 387 real places, including which side of a state line you would live on.
Run this with your own numbers
Estimates only, not advice. Housing and income figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2024); price levels from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024); tax rates are for the 2026 tax year, compiled from state revenue departments and the Tax Foundation. Moving costs are modelled from published ranges rather than quoted. Every figure is a statewide median or average and will not match any particular household.