The 10 Gayest Places In New Hampshire For 2024


The gayest cities in New Hampshire are Suncook and Franklin for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Gayest places in New Hampshire research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in New Hampshire with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2024. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2013-2018 vintage, which breaks down sex by household status. Unfortunately, the Census has stopped reporting at the city level, so this report reflects the most recent data.

  • The city with the highest rate of same-sex houesholds in New Hampshire is Suncook. 2.34% of households in Suncook are gay.

  • The city in New Hampshire with the most same-sex houesholds is Manchester with 321 gay households.

  • New Hampshire is the 7th most gay in the United States.

Gayest Cities In New Hampshire Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


An estimated 1.34% of New Hampshire residents are gay.

That means there are a total of 7,462 gay households in The Granite State.

Our goal with this post is to use Saturday Night Science and data to determine the gayest cities in New Hampshire.

After analyzing 39 cities with over 1,000 households, we’ve determined these are The Gayest Cities in New Hampshire for 2024.

The 10 Gayest Places In New Hampshire For 2024

  1. Suncook
  2. Franklin
  3. Littleton
  4. Claremont
  5. Manchester
  6. South Hooksett
  7. Laconia
  8. Nashua
  9. Dover
  10. Rochester

What’s the gayest place in New Hampshire? According to the facts, Suncook is the gayest place in New Hampshire for 2024.

For more on how we calculated the top ten, and for more information about these places, read on.

For more New Hampshire reading, check out:

The 10 Gayest Cities In New Hampshire For 2024

1. Suncook

Suncook, NH

Source: Wikipedia User Ken Gallager at en.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0
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Households: 2,141
Gay Households: 41 (5th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.34% (1st highest)
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Franklin, NH

Source: Wikipedia User User:Magicpiano | GFDL
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Households: 3,760
Gay Households: 63 (3rd highest)
% Gay Households: 1.91% (2nd highest)
More on Franklin: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Littleton, NH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
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Households: 2,145
Gay Households: 13 (18th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.21% (3rd highest)
More on Littleton: Data | Crime

Claremont, NH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
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Households: 5,467
Gay Households: 25 (8th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.91% (4th highest)
More on Claremont: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Manchester, NH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7
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Households: 45,461
Gay Households: 321 (1st highest)
% Gay Households: 0.89% (5th highest)
More on Manchester: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

South Hooksett, NH

Source: Wikipedia User John Phelan | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 1,820
Gay Households: 7 (23rd highest)
% Gay Households: 0.77% (6th highest)
More on South Hooksett: Data | Cost Of Living

Laconia, NH

Source: Wikipedia User FlickreviewR | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
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Households: 6,985
Gay Households: 21 (11th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.6% (7th highest)
More on Laconia: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Nashua, NH

Source: Wikipedia User Jon Platek | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 36,274
Gay Households: 92 (2nd highest)
% Gay Households: 0.36% (8th highest)
More on Nashua: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Dover, NH

Source: Wikipedia User AlexiusHoratius | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
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Households: 13,180
Gay Households: 15 (14th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.23% (9th highest)
More on Dover: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Rochester, NH

Source: Wikipedia User Jon Platek | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
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Households: 12,709
Gay Households: 30 (6th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.17% (10th highest)
More on Rochester: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

How do you determine the best cities for same-sex households in New Hampshire for 2024

In order to rank the gayest cities in New Hampshire, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2013-2018 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census. We looked at:

  • Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same sex partners

We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.

We ranked each place from 1 to 39 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same sex partners households being the most gay.

In the end, ended up being the the most gay place with 2.34% gay households.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straighest.

We updated this report for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the gayest places in New Hampshire.

There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In New Hampshire For 2024

If you’re looking at the number of gay households in New Hampshire, this is an accurate list.

The gayest cities in New Hampshire are .

If you’re curious enough, here are the least gay places in New Hampshire:

  • Wolfeboro
  • Hampton
  • Keene

For more New Hampshire reading, check out:

Table: Gayest Places To Live In New Hampshire

Rank City Households % Gay Households
1 Suncook 2,141 2.34%
2 Franklin 3,760 1.91%
3 Littleton 2,145 1.21%
4 Claremont 5,467 0.91%
5 Manchester 45,461 0.89%
6 South Hooksett 1,820 0.77%
7 Laconia 6,985 0.6%
8 Nashua 36,274 0.36%
9 Dover 13,180 0.23%
10 Rochester 12,709 0.17%
11 Concord 17,242 0.07%
12 Raymond 1,246 0.0%
13 Portsmouth 9,998 0.0%
14 Londonderry 4,254 0.0%
15 Peterborough 1,485 0.0%
16 North Conway 1,054 0.0%
17 Newport 2,030 0.0%
18 Newmarket 2,564 0.0%
19 Milford 3,941 0.0%
20 Somersworth 4,934 0.0%
21 Pinardville 2,071 0.0%
22 Berlin 3,914 0.0%
23 Tilton Northfield 1,170 0.0%
24 Conway 1,751 0.0%
25 Derry 9,106 0.0%
26 Durham 1,708 0.0%
27 East Merrimack 1,887 0.0%
28 Exeter 4,122 0.0%
29 Farmington 1,745 0.0%
30 Lebanon 6,175 0.0%
31 Goffstown 1,336 0.0%
32 Hampton Beach 1,402 0.0%
33 Hanover 1,933 0.0%
34 Hooksett 2,140 0.0%
35 Hudson 2,962 0.0%
36 Jaffrey 1,156 0.0%
37 Keene 9,346 0.0%
38 Hampton 3,987 0.0%
39 Wolfeboro 1,298 0.0%
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