Dorchester NH Real Estate & Homes for Sale

There are 1 active MLS listings for homes in Dorchester right now. This page reads the live feed, so the count changes as homes come on the market and go under contract.

Active listings for homes in Dorchester currently average $155,000 with a median asking price of $155,000. Averages move with the mix of homes on the market at any moment, so treat them as a snapshot rather than a valuation.

The active listings in Dorchester have been on the market for an average of 47 days so far. Well-priced homes move faster than that average, so if you are watching this market it pays to see new listings the day they appear.

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Dorchester, NH uses ZIP code 03266. The town is in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The post office ZIP is shared with Rumney, so check the town line on any listing.

Dorchester's 2025 total property tax rate is $16.11 per $1,000 of assessed value (municipal, county, local and state education combined), per the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration. Village or water districts can add to it, and the bill depends on the assessed value, not the sale price.

Dorchester is in Grafton County, New Hampshire, with Smarts Mountain just beyond its western boundary. New Hampshire Route 118 crosses the town. Its northeastern half lies in the Merrimack River watershed and its southwestern half in the Connecticut River watershed, so the town sits on the divide between the two.

Dorchester is drained by the north-flowing South Branch Baker River and the south-flowing Mascoma River and its tributary, the Indian River. Cummins Pond and Reservoir Pond are in the western part of town. About 0.62 square miles of Dorchester's 45.2 square miles is water.

The highest point in Dorchester is on its western boundary, where the elevation reaches 3,190 feet above sea level, just east of the summit of Smarts Mountain. The land on that side of town drains south toward the Mascoma River and the Connecticut River watershed.

Dorchester was first granted by Governor Benning Wentworth in 1761 and regranted in 1766, but neither grant was taken up. Governor John Wentworth regranted it to 72 people on May 1, 1772, and settlement began soon after; the first settlers, Benjamin Rice and Stephen Murch, came from Hanover.