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Affordable Senior Apartments in Merrimack County, NH

Licensed affordable senior apartments providers across Merrimack County, the cities they are in, and where to get free local help.

Licensed affordable senior apartments providers: 13

Affordable Senior Apartments · 40 beds · mid-size community · Franklin, NH

Riverside

Income-restricted (affordable)HUD Section 202

Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.

HUD Section 202 property ID S202-800013872 · About this housing program ↗
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Cities in Merrimack County

No city-level affordable senior apartments listings are attached to this county yet.

Local housing costs

HUD’s fair market rent for Merrimack County sets what a housing voucher covers here. It is a useful floor for what local housing costs, not a price for care.

One-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$1,504per month
Two-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$1,974per month
Income limit, one person (FY2026)
$45,050per year
Income limit, four people (FY2026)
$64,300per year

The income limits are HUD’s very low income threshold, about 50 percent of area median income. They are the line most Section 8 and income-restricted senior housing programs use. HUD publishes a one-person and a four-person figure, so households of two or three fall between the two numbers above.

Local aging & Medicaid contacts

Long-term care ombudsman

Free help with complaints about care and residents' rights in nursing homes and assisted living.

New Hampshire Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

Official ombudsman website

Source: State LTC Ombudsman

No county-matched Area Agency on Aging row yet for Merrimack County.

Aging & Disability Resource Center

NHCarePath · 1-866-634-9412

Official ADRC page

Source: Aging & disability resource center

Medicare counseling (SHIP)

New Hampshire State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)

Official SHIP website

Source: Medicare counseling (SHIP)

New Hampshire Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

State-level Medicaid waiver contacts (not invented county Medicaid offices). Official agency pages only.

  • Choices for Independence Waiver. New Hampshire 1915(c) Choices for Independence Waiver for adults 65+ and adults 18–64 with physical/other disabilities (CMS factsheet).
Source: State Medicaid program

Questions families ask

How do families in Merrimack County learn about Medicaid long-term care options?

New Hampshire runs named Medicaid programs that pay for care at home and in assisted living. This page links to the official state pages for each.

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