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Manchester vs Nashua vs Ogunquit
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).
Nashua has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Nashua | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 115,643Highest |
91,294 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38±1Lowest about the U.S. average |
40±1.3 about the U.S. average |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±1 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Nashua and Manchester 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% |
16.9%±1 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,007±$2kLowest about the U.S. average |
$96,326±$5k 19% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,600±$7kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$403,900±$11k 21% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,564±$37Lowest 11% above U.S. |
$1,737±$41Highest 23% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,922 90% above U.S. |
$6,799Highest 118% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±3.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.8%±4.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest 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% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
55.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±1.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest 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 | Nashua School District | — |
| High school in town | Manchester Memorial High School | 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.