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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Strafford, NH

1 county program and 14 statewide.

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What’s local to Strafford

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

The closest city that runs its own program is Manchester, about 27 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Strafford

1 county program

Income limits in Strafford County

How programs here set their income limits

$140,900
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)

See the published limits for Strafford County

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76 statewide & federal programs

Strafford questions

Does Strafford have its own down payment program?

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

Can I use assistance on a condo in Strafford?

Strafford’s one local program does not list condos as eligible. Southeast New Hampshire Habitat for Humanity 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 Strafford County?

Each program sets its own. 14 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Strafford 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 Strafford?

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

03884

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