Progress Portsmouth · Portsmouth, NH

Housing
Snapshot

Rental market, upcoming hearings, and media coverage — Portsmouth's housing situation, updated in one place.

Last updated
March 28, 2026
⏱ 17 days ago
📊 Rental Market 📅 Upcoming Meetings 📰 Media Coverage
Section 1 of 3 · Rental Market
What it actually costs to rent in Portsmouth
Current listings · ZIP 03801 · Market-rate only · Updated March 28, 2026
Available listings — total units on market right now
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Section 2 of 3 · Upcoming Meetings
Housing hearings, committee sessions & votes
Planning Board · ZBA · HDC · Housing Committee · City Council · Updated April 14, 2026
HAP triage now underway. The Housing Committee has a July 2026 deadline to deliver prioritization recommendations to Council. Watch the April 17 Planning Board and April 22 Master Plan Open House — both are critical convergence points for housing priorities.
Section 3 of 3 · Media Coverage
What's being covered — and what isn't
Seacoast Online · NHPR · Portsmouth Herald · InDepthNH · Updated April 14, 2026
🔒 SeacoastOnline stories are paywalled. Summaries based on headlines, slugs, and available preview text.
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