New Hampshire Real Estate Transfer Tax Calculator

Built from the statute and cross-checked against what the revenue department currently applies.

Verified September 21, 2026 · statute and revenue department cross-checked

Sale price (USD)

Who pays

Both. The tax is charged to the buyer and the seller separately.

What to know about New Hampshire

This catches people out. The rate is quoted as 0.75 percent but it is charged twice, once to each side, so the transaction carries 1.5 percent in total. Each side pays a minimum of $20 when the price is $4,000 or less.

Sources

Statute: RSA 78-B:1

New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration
“The tax is imposed on both the buyer and the seller at the rate of $.75 per $100 of the price or consideration for the sale, granting, or transfer.”

RSA 78-B:1
“The rate of the tax is $.75 per $100, or fractional part thereof ... except that where the price or consideration is $4,000 or less there shall be a minimum tax of $20.”

Last verified: September 21, 2026.

Estimates only. Your closing agent or the county recorder issues the final figure, and exemptions can change what you owe. This page does not collect or store anything you enter.