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Goffstown vs Manchester vs Hampstead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Goffstown has the highest household income ($114k).
Manchester has the most renters (51.3% rent).
Hampstead has the most people working from home (21%).
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 | Goffstown | Manchester | Hampstead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,513 |
115,643Highest |
9,102Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±3.1 5% below NH |
38±1Lowest 12% below NH |
45.3±6.1Highest 5% above NH |
| Hampstead and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±2.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±1 NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±3.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Hampstead and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±0.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.8%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampstead and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8% NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.5%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
6.4%±0.7 NH: 6% |
5.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,958±$12kHighest 15% above NH |
$81,007±$2kLowest 18% below NH |
$112,348±$18k 13% above NH |
| Goffstown and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,400±$20k 6% below NH |
$365,600±$7kLowest 9% below NH |
$521,100±$45kHighest 29% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,231±$161Lowest 17% below NH |
$1,564±$37Highest 5% above NH |
$1,299±$149 13% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,941 4% above NH |
$5,922Lowest 11% below NH |
$8,634Highest 30% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±20Highest NH: 48.2% |
50%±3.6 NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±20.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Goffstown and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
48.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above NH |
24 minLowest 10% below NH |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.3 NH: 16.8% |
21%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #35 of 120 in NH | #115 of 120 in NH | #49 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Goffstown School District | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | Hampstead School District |
| High school in town | Goffstown High School | Manchester Memorial High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.