NEW HAMPSHIRE Zoning Atlas
This statewide atlas, initiated in 2022 and completed in May 2023, was built out by Saint Anselm College, New Hampshire Housing, and the State of New Hampshire Office of Planning and Development, with support from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, New Hampshire Housing, and the Charles Koch Foundation. For the team’s own detailed map, including a visual summary, data and methodology, key findings, data downloads, and more, click here.
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NH Business Review, Housing advocates see momentum for change despite tight market
NH Journal, Signs of Hope at St. A’s ‘Housing We Need’ Forum
Boston Globe, Amid housing crisis, advocates celebrate innovation in N.H.
NH Business Review, NH among highest in country for housing need
Concord Monitor, A statewide consensus: More affordable housing is needed in New Hampshire
WMUR9, Survey shows people support regulation changes for more affordable housing in NH
Seacoast Online, Why the lack of housing in NH? New map of local zoning offers answers
Valley News, Home prices in New Hampshire set another new record; old concerns remain
NH Journal, Housing Affordability in NH Hits Record Low
Salem News, Why the lack of NH housing? New zoning map offers answers
Union Leader, Small Towns are Not Helping Young Families
Valley News, Zoning Atlas provides new tool to map New Hampshire housing needs and barriers to development
Boston Globe, New Hampshire Zoning Atlas unveiled to help policymakers address housing issues
Manchester Ink Link, NH Zoning Atlas may be ‘turning point’ in housing crisis
The Keene Sentinel, New project helps examine how zoning affects the housing crunch in New Hampshire
NH Business Review, Zoning atlas puts New Hampshire’s municipal housing barriers on display
CNHI News, Fixes for scarcity of affordable housing come into focus
Concord Monitor, Zoning Atlas provides new tool to map state-wide housing needs and barriers to development
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Click here to view the independent New Hampshire Zoning Atlas | Click here to download the data collected for this atlas
New Hampshire Zoning Atlas homepage providing a repository for the interactive map, summaries of key findings, and list of downloadable assets
New Hampshire Zoning Atlas story map outlining a broad overview of atlas methodology, maps, statistics, and recommendations for how the atlas may be applied.
2022 Zoning Atlas Intern Reflections video featuring Saint Anselm interns talking about what they got out of participating in the Zoning Atlas Project.
A Primer on New Hampshire Land Use Statutes describing and providing links to relevant statutes
Residential Land Use Regulations in NH: Causes and Consequences by Jason Sorens with the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, October 2021
The State of Local Land Use Regulations in New Hampshire – 2020 Update by Noah Hodgetts, Assistant Planner, OSI, November 2020
Municipal Land Use Regulation Annual Survey with detailed information about zoning regulations affecting housing, renewable energy, water, uses, complete streets and more
Recommendations and Plan to Address New Hampshire’s Housing Shortage by the Governor’s Workforce Housing Taskforce, October 2019
Will More Kids in Town Raise the Local Tax Rate? by the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, Richard England, August 2019
Affordable Single-Family Housing Study by the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, August 2018
Accessory Dwelling Unit Information Page, related to a statewide law adopted in 2017
Housing Resources Page by the State of New Hampshire Office of Strategic Initiatives, serving as a clearinghouse for policies and programs affecting housing
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Director: Max Latona, Executive Director, Center for Ethics in Society at Saint Anselm College
Project Manager: Jason Sorens, Senior Research Faculty, American Institute for Economic Research
NH Housing Lead: Ben Frost, Deputy Executive Director, Chief Legal Officer
NH Office of Planning & Development Lead: Noah Hodgetts, Principal Planner
Geospatial Consultant: Rick Lederer-Barnes
Legal Consultant: Mark Fougere
Data Research Team Coordinator: Kristina Harrold
Legal Intern: Madison Lightfoot
Zoning Code Analysts: Jacob Akey, Isabel Blume, Eli Cronin, Thomas Donovan, Carolyn Hill, Samuel Latona
Geospatial Analysts: Donald Jepsen, Alyssa Papantonakis
Special Thanks to: The New Hampshire Association of Realtors, the Charles Koch Foundation, Citizens Bank, Evernorth, and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University for their generous support of this project.
Team Alumni: Alex Rudowski