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Londonderry 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
Londonderry has the most homeowners (85.6%).
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 | Londonderry | Manchester | Nashua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 26,685Lowest |
115,643Highest |
91,294 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±0.9Highest about the NH average |
38±1Lowest 12% below NH |
40±1.3 8% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.6%±1.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Londonderry and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±1.9 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±0.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.9%±1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Nashua and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±1Lowest NH: 6% |
6.4%±0.7Highest NH: 6% |
5%±0.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,556±$14kHighest 34% above NH |
$81,007±$2kLowest 18% below NH |
$96,326±$5k about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $505,200±$20kHighest 26% above NH |
$365,600±$7kLowest 9% below NH |
$403,900±$11k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,803±$154Highest 21% above NH |
$1,564±$37Lowest 5% above NH |
$1,737±$41 16% above NH |
| Londonderry and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,069Highest 21% above NH |
$5,922Lowest 11% below NH |
$6,799 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±7.8 NH: 48.2% |
50%±3.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Manchester and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
48.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
55.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 7% above NH |
24 minLowest 10% below NH |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 22.8%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 120 in NH | #115 of 120 in NH | #67 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Londonderry School District | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | Nashua School District |
| High school in town | Londonderry Senior High School | Manchester Memorial High School | Nashua High School South |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Lowest |
14.3Highest |
12.8 |
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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.