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Concord vs Manchester vs Nashua
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most affordable homes ($351k median).
Manchester has the most renters (51.3% rent).
Nashua has the most people working from home (17.4%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Concord | Manchester | Nashua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Lowest |
115,643Highest |
91,294 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Highest 6% below NH |
38±1Lowest 12% below NH |
40±1.3 8% below NH |
| Concord and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±1 NH: 18.2% |
18.6%±1.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Nashua and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±0.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.9%±1 NH: 20.1% |
| Concord and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
6.4%±0.7Highest NH: 6% |
5%±0.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Manchester and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5k 14% below NH |
$81,007±$2kLowest 18% below NH |
$96,326±$5kHighest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
$365,600±$7k 9% below NH |
$403,900±$11kHighest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
$1,564±$37 5% above NH |
$1,737±$41Highest 16% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227Highest 8% above NH |
$5,922Lowest 11% below NH |
$6,799 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±3.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Manchester and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
48.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
55.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below NH |
24 min 10% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Nashua and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 120 in NH | #115 of 120 in NH | #67 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | Nashua School District |
| High school in town | Concord High School | Manchester Memorial High School | Nashua High School South |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0 |
14.3Highest |
12.8Lowest |
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NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.