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Electric companies in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Hillsborough County, NH ranks 1st of 10 New Hampshire counties for damaging wind risk, FEMA score 86.9. Hillsborough County, NH has 424,732 residents. Hillsborough County, NH: 2 utilities listed by EIA.

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Hillsborough County, NH on the map

Hillsborough County, NH and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsBelknapStraffordMerrimackRockinghamCheshireHillsborough

Hillsborough County, NH darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Hillsborough County, NH

Utility listed for Hillsborough County, NHTypeHome accounts in New Hampshire
Public Service Co of NH in Hillsborough County, NHInvestor Owned459,907
Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp in Hillsborough County, NHInvestor Owned39,667

Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.

Outage risk in Hillsborough County, NH

Hillsborough County, NH, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 241 in all, 56.7 per 100,000 residents of 424,732, rank 1 of 10 New Hampshire counties. Property damage in Hillsborough County, NH: $1.1M, with 9 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Hillsborough County, NH

events a year, Hillsborough County, NH

  1. 16'15
  2. 27'16
  3. 28'17
  4. 27'18
  5. 10'19
  6. 21'20
  7. 18'21
  8. 31'22
  9. 15'23
  10. 30'24
  11. 18'25

Events by type

events by type, Hillsborough County, NH

  • Thunderstorm and high wind158
  • Winter storm and heavy snow79
  • Hurricane and tropical storm2
  • Heat wave2
Hillsborough County, NH outage-linked hazards
Hillsborough County, NHFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Hillsborough County, NH, thunderstorm and high windRelatively High86.91 of 101582022 (25)$1.1M
Hillsborough County, NH, tornadoRelatively Moderate82.61 of 100none$0
Hillsborough County, NH, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Moderate92.61 of 1022020 (2)$0
Hillsborough County, NH, ice stormVery High95.41 of 100none$0
Hillsborough County, NH, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively High87.44 of 10792017 (12)$0
Hillsborough County, NH, heat waveRelatively Low75.41 of 1022024 (2)$0

Facts about Hillsborough County, NH

Residents of Hillsborough County, NH, ACS 2023
424,7321 of 10 New Hampshire counties
Households in Hillsborough County, NH
167,7322.53 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Hillsborough County, NH
67.5%113,275 owner and 54,457 renter households
Median household income in Hillsborough County, NH
$100,4362 of 10 New Hampshire counties
Housing units in Hillsborough County, NH
176,7539,021 vacant or seasonal, 5.1% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Hillsborough County, NH
11.5%19,273 homes, 2 of 10 New Hampshire counties
Utilities listed for Hillsborough County, NH
22 with a home price: Public Service Co of NH, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp
ZIP areas touching Hillsborough County, NH
3403031 to 03458
Outage-linked storm events in Hillsborough County, NH
241NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Hillsborough County, NH
53.9%median year built 1977
Flood claims in Hillsborough County, NH
40NFIP 2015 to 2025, $601K paid
Home energy burden in Hillsborough County, NH
3.0%$1,666 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Hillsborough County, NH

Hillsborough County, NH has no price series of its own. Hillsborough County, NH: the New Hampshire average was 18.50 ¢/kWh in 2015. Hillsborough County, NH: 23.40 ¢ in 2024, 26% up. Hillsborough County, NH: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Hillsborough County, NH: a 619 kWh month at the New Hampshire price. Hillsborough County, NH: $115 in 2015, $145 in 2024. Hillsborough County, NH: $1,738 a year, 1.7% of the $100,436 median income.

Hillsborough: 10 yearly prices
YearNew Hampshire averageHillsborough: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Hillsborough18.50+5.85
2016, Hillsborough18.38+5.83
2017, Hillsborough19.20+6.31
2018, Hillsborough19.69+6.82
2019, Hillsborough20.05+7.04
2020, Hillsborough19.04+5.89
2021, Hillsborough19.85+6.19
2022, Hillsborough25.46+10.42
2023, Hillsborough28.15+12.15
2024, Hillsborough23.40+6.92

Hillsborough County, NH: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Hillsborough County, NH price.

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Cost of living with electricity in Hillsborough County, NH

Hillsborough County, NH: electricity $1,666 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $3,392, 3.0% of $112,343 income. 166,344 households in Hillsborough County, NH spend about $277.1 million a year on electricity and $564.2 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Hillsborough County, NH ($25,716 a year) spend 8.3% of income, 2.7 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Hillsborough County, NH

% of income on energy, Hillsborough County, NH

  • All households3.0
  • Lower income8.3
  • Owners3.1
  • Renters2.6
  • New Hampshire counties3.3
Hillsborough County, NH home energy cost by household group
Hillsborough County, NHHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Hillsborough County, NH, all households166,344$112,343$1,666$898$8283.0%
Hillsborough County, NH, lower income39,880$25,716$1,122$549$4628.3%
Hillsborough County, NH, owners111,661$139,336$2,006$1,148$1,1773.1%
Hillsborough County, NH, renters54,683$57,223$971$388$1162.6%

Housing and heating in Hillsborough County, NH

Hillsborough County, NH: 95,319 of 176,753 homes were built before 1980 and 27,310 in 2000 or later. Hillsborough County, NH has 100,287 detached houses, 36,984 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 3,475 mobile homes, and 54,457 of 167,732 households rent.

Age of homes in Hillsborough County, NH

% of homes by decade built, Hillsborough County, NH

  1. 19pre-40
  2. 440s
  3. 750s
  4. 960s
  5. 1570s
  6. 2080s
  7. 1090s
  8. 1000s
  9. 510s
  10. 020+

Heating fuel in Hillsborough County, NH

% of homes by main fuel, Hillsborough County

  • Utility gas38.4
  • Fuel oil29.9
  • Propane14.6
  • Electricity11.5
  • Wood3.4
  • Other fuel1.5
Hillsborough County, NH housing against New Hampshire counties
Hillsborough County, NHValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Hillsborough County, NH, median year built19771978-0 years6 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, built before 198053.9%53.2%+0.8 points5 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, built 2000 or later15.5%18.8%-3.3 points8 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, detached houses56.7%66.7%-10.0 points9 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, apartments in 5+ unit buildings20.9%13.4%+7.6 points1 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, mobile homes2.0%6.8%-4.8 points10 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, renter households32.5%26.3%+6.2 points2 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, median home value$385,500$331,500+$54,0002 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, median gross rent a month$1,532$1,256+$2762 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, people per household2.482.41+0.073 of 10

Flood claims and flood insurance in Hillsborough County, NH

Hillsborough County, NH: 40 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $601K paid, median paid claim $10,229.

751 of 106,435 residential structures in Hillsborough County, NH carry an NFIP contract. 909 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Hillsborough County, NH on 8 Sep 2026. Hillsborough County, NH lists 63 repetitive-loss properties.

Hillsborough County, NH: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Hillsborough County, NH

flood claims a year, Hillsborough County, NH

  1. <5'15
  2. <5'16
  3. <5'17
  4. 7'18
  5. <5'19
  6. 0'20
  7. 0'21
  8. <5'22
  9. 22'23
  10. <5'24
  11. 0'25
Hillsborough County, NH flood claims and flood insurance
Hillsborough County, NHValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Hillsborough County, NH, claims 2015-202540—4 of 9
Hillsborough County, NH, paid 2015-2025$601K—5 of 9
Hillsborough County, NH, median paid claim$10,229——
Hillsborough County, NH, claims per 1,000 homes0.41.37 of 9
Hillsborough County, NH, homes with flood insurance0.7%0.8%6 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, policies in force909——
Hillsborough County, NH, repetitive-loss properties63——

Hillsborough County, NH: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Hillsborough County, NH: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Hillsborough County, NH

Hillsborough County, NH totals 6,934 heating degree days and 398 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Hillsborough County, NH is the 9th coldest of 10 counties in New Hampshire: 6,934 against a median of 7,346. For cooling, Hillsborough County, NH is the 2nd hottest: 398 against a median of 322.

Hillsborough County, NH is a cold-winter county, with 6,536 more heating than cooling degree days.

Hillsborough County, NH: 6,460 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 6,934 on the normal, 7% under.

In Hillsborough County, NH, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 11.5% of 167,732, in a 6,934 degree-day climate.

Hillsborough County, NH

  • Heating degree days, 6,934 vs 7,34694
  • Cooling degree days, 398 vs 322124
  • Electric heat, 11.5% vs 10.9%106
  • NH median county100
Hillsborough County, NH: degree days, electric heat
Hillsborough County, NHValueNH median countyHillsborough County, NH, rank (1 = highest)
Hillsborough County, NH, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal6,9347,3469 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean6,4606,9669 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal3983222 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean5094002 of 10
Hillsborough County, NH, electric heating, ACS 2019-202311.5%10.9%2 of 10

Hillsborough County, NH: ACS B25040, 167,732 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Hillsborough County, NH

Hillsborough County, NH counts 424,732 residents in 167,732 households. Hillsborough County, NH touches 34 ZIP areas, 03031 to 03458, about 12,492 residents each. Household income in Hillsborough County, NH is $100,436; 113,275 of its 167,732 households own.

19,273 of the 167,732 homes in Hillsborough County, NH heat with electricity. Hillsborough County, NH has 176,753 housing units, 9,021 (5.1%) vacant or seasonal, and 54,457 rented homes. Hillsborough County, NH logged 241 storm events for its 424,732 residents.

The median home in Hillsborough County, NH dates from 1977. Homes in Hillsborough County, NH pay $1,666 a year for electricity.

Cities in Hillsborough County, NH

ZIP codes in Hillsborough County, NH

New Hampshire: home prices since 2001, planned plants.

Questions on Hillsborough County, NH

Hillsborough County, NH: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Hillsborough County, NH: 2 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. New Hampshire average 23.40 cents per kWh, $145 a month at 619 kWh.

Hillsborough County, NH: how many homes heat with electricity?

Hillsborough County, NH: 19,273 of 167,732 occupied homes, 11.5%, rank 2 of 10.

Hillsborough County, NH: median household income?

$100,436 in Hillsborough County, NH, rank 2 of 10; 424,732 residents, 167,732 households.

Hillsborough County, NH: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Hillsborough County, NH: 241 NWS events, peak year 2022.

Hillsborough County, NH: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Hillsborough County, NH: 40 NFIP flood claims, $601K paid, 0.4 per 1,000 homes, 0.7% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Hillsborough County, NH?

Hillsborough County, NH: median home built 1977; 53.9% predate 1980, 56.7% detached, 20.9% in 5+ unit buildings.

Hillsborough County, NH: share of income for energy?

Hillsborough County, NH homes spend $1,666 a year on electricity, $3,392 on all energy: 3.0% of $112,343; 8.3% for lower incomes.

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Hillsborough County, NH ranks 1st of 10 New Hampshire counties for damaging wind risk, FEMA score 86.9.