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Manchester vs Mapleton vs Nashua
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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).
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 | Manchester | Mapleton | Nashua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 115,643Highest |
1,884Lowest |
91,294 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38±1Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.8±6Highest 7% above U.S. |
40±1.3 about the U.S. average |
| Mapleton and Nashua 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% |
18.6%±1.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Nashua 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% |
16.9%±1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mapleton and Nashua 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% |
41.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±0.6Lowest 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. |
$96,326±$5kHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Nashua and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,600±$7k 10% above U.S. |
$191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$403,900±$11kHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,564±$37 11% above U.S. |
$610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,737±$41Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,922 90% above U.S. |
$1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$6,799Highest 118% 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% |
45.8%±4.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Manchester and Nashua 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% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
55.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #115 of 120 in NH | — | #67 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Nashua School District |
| High school in town | Manchester Memorial High School | None in town | Nashua High School South |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
— | 12.8Lowest |
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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.