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Manchester vs Upton 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).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
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 | Upton | Nashua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 115,643Highest |
8,189Lowest |
91,294 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38±1Lowest about the U.S. average |
46.4±4.8Highest 19% above U.S. |
40±1.3 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±1.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Upton 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% |
20.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.9%±1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Upton 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% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,007±$2kLowest about the U.S. average |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$96,326±$5k 19% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,600±$7kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$403,900±$11k 21% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,564±$37 11% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,737±$41Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,922Lowest 90% above U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
$6,799 118% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±3.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Upton and Manchester 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% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
55.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±1.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Upton and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #115 of 120 in NH | #46 of 282 in MA | #67 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Nashua School District |
| High school in town | Manchester Memorial High School | Blackstone Valley | Nashua High School South |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
11.2Lowest |
12.8 |
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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.