Cost of Living

NHPR has been talking with voters around the state about what issues are on their mind ahead of the New Hampshire Primary. One issue we keep hearing about is the high cost of living.

Local welfare administrators say high rental, child care and utility costs in New Hampshire are driving an increase in first-time and elderly clients seeking assistance.

The Exchange is working on a series of shows about workforce shortages in New Hampshire. New Hampshire boasts one of the nation’s lowest unemployment…

New Hampshire’s minimum wage is the lowest in New England. It's the same as the federal rate: $7.25 an hour. Meanwhile, Maine sets its minimum wage at…

Although surrounded by states with minimum wages of over $10 an hour, New Hampshire holds to the federal minimum wage at $7.25 an hour, the lowest in New…

Help us decide what story to tackle next in our "Only in New Hampshire" series. We're looking for your questions about wages. Wondering why our minimum…

Affordable homes in the Upper Valley are getting harder and harder to come by. That was the headline from real estate experts at a meeting of local…

There are some obvious reasons, and some not-so-obvious for why low income people in rural New England struggle to find affordable housing.For starters,…