186 cities
| City | Rank | Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | 1 | 2.67% | 33,283 | 30,281 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 2.06% | 15,988 | 14,298 |
| Brentwood | 3 | 1.91% | 4,864 | 4,499 |
| Wilmot | 4 | 1.81% | 1,520 | 1,411 |
| Rindge | 5 | 1.49% | 6,795 | 6,492 |
| Epping | 6 | 1.47% | 7,783 | 7,151 |
| Tuftonboro | 7 | 1.47% | 2,700 | 2,476 |
| Gilmanton | 8 | 1.33% | 4,183 | 3,955 |
| Dunbarton | 9 | 1.3% | 3,204 | 3,013 |
| Thornton | 10 | 1.22% | 2,908 | 2,708 |
| Rochester | 11 | 1.16% | 34,305 | 32,517 |
| Merrimack | 12 | 1.14% | 29,580 | 26,835 |
| Newbury | 13 | 1.13% | 2,321 | 2,179 |
| New Durham | 14 | 1.1% | 2,847 | 2,696 |
| Danville | 15 | 1.08% | 4,678 | 4,415 |
| Mont Vernon | 16 | 1.07% | 2,732 | 2,595 |
| Danbury | 17 | 1.07% | 1,324 | 1,255 |
| Tilton | 18 | 1.05% | 4,216 | 3,967 |
| Stoddard | 19 | 1.04% | 1,461 | 1,382 |
| Boscawen | 20 | 1.03% | 4,113 | 4,005 |
| Moultonborough | 21 | 1.02% | 5,325 | 4,936 |
| Whitefield | 22 | 0.98% | 2,578 | 2,492 |
| Hopkinton | 23 | 0.96% | 6,206 | 5,926 |
| Salisbury | 24 | 0.86% | 1,523 | 1,427 |
| Northfield | 25 | 0.85% | 5,105 | 4,876 |
| Madison | 26 | 0.84% | 2,757 | 2,573 |
| Meredith | 27 | 0.79% | 6,887 | 6,672 |
| Auburn | 28 | 0.79% | 6,269 | 5,958 |
| Marlborough | 29 | 0.73% | 2,201 | 2,096 |
| Effingham | 30 | 0.73% | 1,804 | 1,702 |
| Charlestown | 31 | 0.7% | 5,009 | 4,804 |
| Springfield | 32 | 0.68% | 1,335 | 1,256 |
| Center Harbor | 33 | 0.66% | 1,060 | 1,040 |
| New Ipswich | 34 | 0.65% | 5,434 | 5,209 |
| Richmond | 35 | 0.65% | 1,245 | 1,197 |
| Pembroke | 36 | 0.65% | 7,623 | 7,206 |
| Bradford | 37 | 0.64% | 1,739 | 1,661 |
| Epsom | 38 | 0.62% | 5,036 | 4,842 |
| Candia | 39 | 0.62% | 4,229 | 4,020 |
| Hill | 40 | 0.57% | 1,055 | 1,015 |
| Fitzwilliam | 41 | 0.57% | 2,478 | 2,357 |
| Londonderry | 42 | 0.55% | 27,004 | 25,870 |
| Rollinsford | 43 | 0.53% | 2,676 | 2,593 |
| Barrington | 44 | 0.52% | 9,654 | 9,320 |
| Antrim | 45 | 0.52% | 2,723 | 2,644 |
| Barnstead | 46 | 0.52% | 5,074 | 4,923 |
| Conway | 47 | 0.49% | 10,391 | 9,848 |
| Newmarket | 48 | 0.48% | 9,571 | 9,424 |
| Bartlett | 49 | 0.48% | 3,361 | 3,205 |
| Sandown | 50 | 0.48% | 6,722 | 6,551 |
| Fremont | 51 | 0.47% | 4,897 | 4,745 |
| Chesterfield | 52 | 0.46% | 3,685 | 3,558 |
| Ossipee | 53 | 0.46% | 4,609 | 4,386 |
| Jaffrey | 54 | 0.45% | 5,553 | 5,331 |
| Dublin | 55 | 0.44% | 1,594 | 1,534 |
| Laconia | 56 | 0.43% | 17,290 | 16,883 |
| Greenfield | 57 | 0.41% | 1,715 | 1,709 |
| Nottingham | 58 | 0.41% | 5,443 | 5,241 |
| Webster | 59 | 0.4% | 1,984 | 1,920 |
| Hooksett | 60 | 0.4% | 15,434 | 14,917 |
| Atkinson | 61 | 0.39% | 7,410 | 7,097 |
| Sutton | 62 | 0.39% | 2,057 | 1,984 |
| Sandwich | 63 | 0.39% | 1,552 | 1,474 |
| Somersworth | 64 | 0.38% | 12,286 | 11,929 |
| Wakefield | 65 | 0.38% | 5,519 | 5,210 |
| Alstead | 66 | 0.36% | 1,926 | 1,868 |
| Alton | 67 | 0.36% | 6,086 | 5,898 |
| Chichester | 68 | 0.36% | 2,792 | 2,670 |
| Temple | 69 | 0.36% | 1,401 | 1,378 |
| Brookline | 70 | 0.34% | 5,813 | 5,646 |
| Hollis | 71 | 0.34% | 8,783 | 8,364 |
| Tamworth | 72 | 0.34% | 2,932 | 2,823 |
| Wolfeboro | 73 | 0.33% | 6,661 | 6,430 |
| Dover | 74 | 0.33% | 33,705 | 32,776 |
| Newport | 75 | 0.33% | 6,452 | 6,303 |
| Sunapee | 76 | 0.32% | 3,468 | 3,347 |
| Concord | 77 | 0.31% | 44,909 | 44,040 |
| Strafford | 78 | 0.3% | 4,359 | 4,235 |
| Loudon | 79 | 0.3% | 5,758 | 5,592 |
| Gilford | 80 | 0.29% | 7,921 | 7,711 |
| Westmoreland | 81 | 0.29% | 1,742 | 1,708 |
| Canterbury | 82 | 0.28% | 2,471 | 2,387 |
| New Boston | 83 | 0.27% | 6,216 | 6,113 |
| Troy | 84 | 0.27% | 2,202 | 2,140 |
| Warner | 85 | 0.27% | 2,979 | 2,931 |
| Milford | 86 | 0.27% | 16,508 | 16,133 |
| Franconia | 87 | 0.27% | 1,137 | 1,085 |
| Henniker | 88 | 0.26% | 6,264 | 6,197 |
| Northwood | 89 | 0.26% | 4,712 | 4,642 |
| Sanbornton | 90 | 0.23% | 3,080 | 3,034 |
| Pelham | 91 | 0.22% | 14,577 | 14,237 |
| Winchester | 92 | 0.21% | 4,268 | 4,148 |
| Mason | 93 | 0.21% | 1,462 | 1,443 |
| Portsmouth | 94 | 0.21% | 22,827 | 21,992 |
| Lee | 95 | 0.19% | 4,616 | 4,527 |
| Jefferson | 96 | 0.19% | 1,067 | 1,045 |
| Andover | 97 | 0.16% | 2,438 | 2,402 |
| Peterborough | 98 | 0.15% | 6,520 | 6,414 |
| Pittsfield | 99 | 0.14% | 4,145 | 4,076 |
| New London | 100 | 0.13% | 4,475 | 4,402 |
| Plainfield | 101 | 0.12% | 2,548 | 2,462 |
| Belmont | 102 | 0.11% | 7,442 | 7,317 |
| Middleton | 103 | 0.11% | 1,855 | 1,823 |
| Hillsborough | 104 | 0.1% | 5,996 | 5,943 |
| Colebrook | 105 | 0.1% | 2,108 | 2,081 |
| Lempster | 106 | 0.09% | 1,155 | 1,116 |
| Hudson | 107 | 0.09% | 25,639 | 25,366 |
| Grantham | 108 | 0.09% | 3,484 | 3,406 |
| New Hampton | 109 | 0.08% | 2,432 | 2,376 |
| Deerfield | 110 | 0.08% | 4,971 | 4,864 |
| Wilton | 111 | 0.07% | 3,978 | 3,905 |
| Grafton | 112 | 0.07% | 1,416 | 1,382 |
| Bow | 113 | 0.07% | 8,401 | 8,247 |
| Newton | 114 | 0.06% | 4,836 | 4,819 |
| Francestown | 115 | 0.06% | 1,643 | 1,607 |
| Farmington | 116 | 0.06% | 6,850 | 6,711 |
| Hancock | 117 | 0.06% | 1,752 | 1,729 |
| Deering | 118 | 0.05% | 1,925 | 1,899 |
| Madbury | 119 | 0.05% | 1,953 | 1,915 |
| Kensington | 120 | 0.05% | 2,096 | 2,095 |
| Swanzey | 121 | 0.03% | 7,432 | 7,281 |
| Milan | 122 | 0% | 1,368 | 1,357 |
| Newfields | 123 | 0% | 1,775 | 1,774 |
| Windham | 124 | 0% | 16,086 | 15,836 |
| Milton | 125 | 0% | 4,564 | 4,472 |
| Durham | 126 | -0.01% | 14,917 | 15,554 |
| Weare | 127 | -0.04% | 9,189 | 9,083 |
| Keene | 128 | -0.05% | 22,893 | 23,051 |
| Walpole | 129 | -0.05% | 3,692 | 3,637 |
| Bennington | 130 | -0.07% | 1,502 | 1,494 |
| Campton | 131 | -0.09% | 3,419 | 3,347 |
| Hampstead | 132 | -0.09% | 9,113 | 9,004 |
| Bath | 133 | -0.09% | 1,105 | 1,077 |
| Jackson | 134 | -0.09% | 1,068 | 1,032 |
| Hinsdale | 135 | -0.1% | 3,998 | 3,951 |
| Allenstown | 136 | -0.1% | 4,745 | 4,712 |
| Chester | 137 | -0.11% | 5,294 | 5,233 |
| Franklin | 138 | -0.11% | 8,770 | 8,745 |
| Cornish | 139 | -0.12% | 1,643 | 1,614 |
| Raymond | 140 | -0.14% | 10,942 | 10,702 |
| Goffstown | 141 | -0.14% | 18,477 | 18,564 |
| Litchfield | 142 | -0.14% | 8,480 | 8,473 |
| Amherst | 143 | -0.15% | 11,843 | 11,752 |
| Freedom | 144 | -0.17% | 1,723 | 1,689 |
| Lyndeborough | 145 | -0.18% | 1,697 | 1,699 |
| Lincoln | 146 | -0.18% | 1,638 | 1,630 |
| Bedford | 147 | -0.22% | 23,660 | 23,383 |
| Greenland | 148 | -0.22% | 4,089 | 4,066 |
| Exeter | 149 | -0.23% | 16,098 | 16,043 |
| Manchester | 150 | -0.25% | 114,888 | 115,508 |
| Unity | 151 | -0.27% | 1,505 | 1,508 |
| Claremont | 152 | -0.27% | 13,041 | 12,950 |
| Bethlehem | 153 | -0.32% | 2,528 | 2,504 |
| Bridgewater | 154 | -0.34% | 1,175 | 1,159 |
| Rye | 155 | -0.34% | 5,567 | 5,544 |
| Holderness | 156 | -0.35% | 2,014 | 2,004 |
| Seabrook | 157 | -0.35% | 8,355 | 8,407 |
| Nashua | 158 | -0.36% | 90,343 | 91,199 |
| East Kingston | 159 | -0.37% | 2,420 | 2,439 |
| Lancaster | 160 | -0.37% | 3,211 | 3,212 |
| Hampton | 161 | -0.39% | 16,298 | 16,234 |
| Greenville | 162 | -0.4% | 1,981 | 1,971 |
| Orford | 163 | -0.4% | 1,235 | 1,240 |
| Ashland | 164 | -0.41% | 1,948 | 1,942 |
| Washington | 165 | -0.42% | 1,195 | 1,193 |
| Canaan | 166 | -0.42% | 3,773 | 3,794 |
| Plymouth | 167 | -0.43% | 6,566 | 6,705 |
| Kingston | 168 | -0.43% | 6,246 | 6,202 |
| Plaistow | 169 | -0.44% | 7,764 | 7,833 |
| North Hampton | 170 | -0.44% | 4,495 | 4,535 |
| Derry | 171 | -0.5% | 33,908 | 34,307 |
| Hanover | 172 | -0.52% | 12,083 | 11,886 |
| Haverhill | 173 | -0.52% | 4,552 | 4,584 |
| Rumney | 174 | -0.54% | 1,482 | 1,492 |
| Lisbon | 175 | -0.55% | 1,621 | 1,626 |
| Stratham | 176 | -0.57% | 7,672 | 7,695 |
| Hampton Falls | 177 | -0.59% | 2,371 | 2,406 |
| Gorham | 178 | -0.6% | 2,648 | 2,693 |
| Bristol | 179 | -0.64% | 3,240 | 3,259 |
| Woodstock | 180 | -0.7% | 1,420 | 1,433 |
| Lyme | 181 | -0.75% | 1,713 | 1,742 |
| Berlin | 182 | -0.76% | 9,317 | 9,406 |
| Littleton | 183 | -0.78% | 5,942 | 6,003 |
| Northumberland | 184 | -0.81% | 2,084 | 2,126 |
| Enfield | 185 | -0.85% | 4,409 | 4,457 |
| Alexandria | 186 | -0.97% | 1,736 | 1,775 |
New Hampshire's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Salem leads with 2.67% annualized growth, followed by Lebanon (2.06%) and Brentwood (1.91%). The largest population centers are Manchester (114,888), Nashua (90,343), and Concord (44,909). Of the 186 cities over 1,000 population, 125 are growing while 61 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.23% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 2.14% annually.