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Manchester vs Mapleton vs Londonderry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Manchester has the most renters (51.3% rent).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Londonderry has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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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 | Manchester | Mapleton | Londonderry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 115,643Highest |
1,884Lowest |
26,685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38±1Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.8±6 7% above U.S. |
42.7±0.9Highest 10% above U.S. |
| Londonderry and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mapleton and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
47.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Manchester and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,007±$2kLowest about the U.S. average |
$91,731±$25k 14% above U.S. |
$132,556±$14kHighest 64% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,600±$7k 10% above U.S. |
$191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$505,200±$20kHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,564±$37 11% above U.S. |
$610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,803±$154Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,922 90% above U.S. |
$1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$8,069Highest 159% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±3.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±7.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Manchester and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±2.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #115 of 120 in NH | — | #37 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Londonderry School District |
| High school in town | Manchester Memorial High School | None in town | Londonderry Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
— | 12.0Lowest |
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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.