Published November 24, 2025

The best time to sell a home in Carroll County in New Hampshire

Written by Adam Dow

When is the best time to sell my home in NH?

"When is the best time to list my home in Carroll County, New Hampshire?" This is hands down one on the most asked questions of me the number 1 realtor in New Hampshire.

Here are the numbers:

	Home Sales in Carroll County, New Hampshire (2015-2025)
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	TOTAL PER Year
2015	43	44	54	67	67	113	112	109	129	116	84	101	1,039
2016	67	50	58	76	84	110	123	122	128	120	96	102	1,136
2017	60	46	70	80	97	119	114	127	148	118	113	83	1,175
2018	48	47	67	77	100	121	91	140	105	124	121	73	1,114
2019	50	61	60	67	96	97	106	132	121	127	97	92	1,106
2020	53	41	79	69	67	119	143	151	165	152	135	114	1,288
2021	66	71	82	80	85	115	108	129	137	133	105	117	1,228
2022	57	44	50	51	80	102	89	117	107	77	79	74	927
2023	40	40	38	52	58	91	71	74	78	84	67	56	749
2024	35	54	51	46	44	71	87	101	95	105	70	82	841
2025	52	57	46	48	84	73	90	114	101	109			874 (so far)
TOTAL per Month	571	555	655	713	802	1,131	1,134	1,316	1,314	1,265	1,067	994	11,517
Average per Month	53	51	61	69	79	106	104	120	121	121	104	93	98
% of Yearly Sales	4.60%	4.40%	5.30%	5.90%	6.90%	9.20%	9.10%	10.50%	10.50%	10.50%	9.00%	8.10%	100%

So what does this mean?

Based on the 2015–October 2025 closed-sales data for single-family homes in Carroll County, NH, here’s the clear answer to “When is the best time to list my home if I want the highest chance of selling quickly and for the most money?”

Best Time to List: April - May - Very Dependent on how much snow we get:)
Best Time to Talk with Realtor: Late January → Early February
(Target closing in April–July, with peak in May–July)

Why this timing works best in Carroll County

Month	Avg monthly sales (2015–2024)	% of annual sales	What this means for you as a seller
January	53	4.6%	Very low buyer activity
February	51	4.4%	Still slow
March	61	5.3%	Starting to wake up
April	69	5.9%	Buyer activity picks up sharply
May	79	6.9%	Strong
June	106	9.2%	Very strong
July	104	9.1%	Peak season
August	120	10.5%	Absolute highest volume
September	121	10.5%	Still very high
October	121	10.5%	Last big month
November	104	9.0%	Starts dropping
December	93	8.1%	Holiday slowdown

Carroll County has a **very pronounced seasonal pattern** driven by second-home/vacation-home buyers in Lakes Region and Mount Washington Valley.

**59% of all sales** from 2015–2024 happened in just **five months**: May through September.
**August–October** alone are consistently the three strongest closing months (10.5% each).
**Spring listings (May - June)** → close in the sweet spot of May–July.
**Late Summer Listings (August to Sept)** → Hit the market when frustrated buyers are actively looking.

### Recommended listing windows (ranked)

Goal	Best time to put the house on the market	Expected closing month(s)	Why
Highest demand / fastest sale	Late April – mid Mid May	May – July	Hits the spring rush and peak summer season
Absolute maximum buyer traffic	Early – mid July	July – August	Still catches the very top of the curve
Still very good, slightly less competition	Mid – late July	July – September	Still strong, but more competition already on market
If you must list later	August	Sept - October	Slightly fewer new listings than July. Depending on the year, you may be able to price a bit higher.

Real-world translation for 2026
If you want to be under contract around Memorial Day and close in June/July 2026 (the heart of peak season), you should be **actively on the market no later than early May 2026** — ideally beginning the strategy process by the last week of January or first week of February.

If you have a desire to get on the market early to make sure you capture the peak amount of buyers, then getting photos of the exterior the year prior is extremely helpful.

That timing has consistently produced the highest closed volume in Carroll County for the last 11 years running.

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