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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Rye, NH

14 statewide.

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What’s local to Rye

No program run for Rye or for Rockingham County alone is listed. A home in Rye can use the New Hampshire statewide and federal programs below.

The closest city that runs its own program is Portsmouth, about 4 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Neighboring cities

1 program for homes in nearby cities

1 more program is for homes in Portsmouth. See them
  • Portsmouth — Home Town: First Time Homebuyer program

Income limits in Rockingham County

How programs here set their income limits

$137,300
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)

See the published limits for Rockingham County

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2 HUD-approved counseling agencies within 15 miles

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Across New Hampshire and nationwide

76 statewide & federal programs

Rye questions

Does Rye have its own down payment program?

No program run for Rye alone is listed. A home in Rye can use the 14 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Rye?

Each program sets which kinds of homes it accepts. Where the agency publishes them, the program’s page lists them; the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Rockingham County?

Each program sets its own. 13 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Rockingham 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 Rye?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 2 agencies are within 15 miles of Rye. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

03870

Sources: agency sites (July 2026), HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.