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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Peterborough, NH

1 county program and 14 statewide.

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What’s local to Peterborough

No program run for Peterborough alone is listed. A home in Peterborough can use Hillsborough County’s programs below, plus the New Hampshire statewide and federal ones.

The closest city that runs its own program is Nashua, about 26 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Hillsborough

1 county program

2 more programs are for homes in Nashua and Manchester. See them
  • Nashua — First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program
  • Manchester — Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Option (MHRA)

The Peterborough market

Kinds of homes here

  • 47.1% single-family
  • 7.7% townhouse
  • 21.8% 2–4 units
  • 23.4% 5+ units
  • 0% mobile & other

About condos. Peterborough’s one local program does not list condos as eligible. Habitat for Humanity Greater Nashua Manchester Homeownership Program lists single family.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.

80%

of Peterborough homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.

$147,600
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)
$85,833
Peterborough median household income

See the published limits for Hillsborough County

Free help nearby

Free help from a HUD-approved housing counselor

Peterborough’s program asks for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.

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Across New Hampshire and nationwide

76 statewide & federal programs

Peterborough questions

Does Peterborough have its own down payment program?

No program run for Peterborough alone is listed. A home in Peterborough can use the 1 program that cover Hillsborough County and the 14 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Peterborough?

Peterborough’s one local program does not list condos as eligible. Habitat for Humanity Greater Nashua Manchester Homeownership Program lists single family. Each program’s page lists the kinds of homes it accepts, and the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Hillsborough County?

Each program sets its own. 13 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Hillsborough County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Peterborough?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

03458

Sources: agency sites (July 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.