Home values, rents and more in Nelson, NH
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Nelson compares
The typical home in Nelson, NH is worth about $469,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Nelson are 21% above the typical value in the Keene metro area ($389,000) and 28% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Nelson rose 0.3%, compared with +3.0% in the Keene metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $99,792, against $83,329 in the Keene metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 648 people live in Nelson (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Nelson has the 4th-highest typical home value of the 22 cities in the Keene metro area and the 115th-lowest of 231 in New Hampshire with Zillow figures.
Part of: Cheshire County, NH · Keene metro area · New Hampshire
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.