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Goffstown vs Middlesex vs Manchester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Goffstown has the highest household income ($114k).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Manchester has the most renters (51.3% rent).
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 | Middlesex | Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,513 |
1,943Lowest |
115,643Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±3.1 6% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
38±1Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Middlesex 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 U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±1 U.S.: 22% |
| Middlesex and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middlesex 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.5%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,958±$12kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13k 36% above U.S. |
$81,007±$2kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Goffstown and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,400±$20kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$376,300±$40k 13% above U.S. |
$365,600±$7kLowest 10% above U.S. |
| Goffstown and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,231±$161Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,333±$359 6% below U.S. |
$1,564±$37Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Manchester and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,941Highest 123% above U.S. |
$6,483 108% above U.S. |
$5,922Lowest 90% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±20Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50%±3.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
48.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #35 of 120 in NH | — | #115 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Goffstown School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District |
| High school in town | Goffstown High School | None in town | Manchester Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Lowest |
— | 14.3Highest |
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U.S. 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.