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Mapleton vs Wolfeboro vs Manchester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Wolfeboro has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Manchester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
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 | Mapleton | Wolfeboro | Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
6,571 |
115,643Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% above U.S. |
57±1.8Highest 47% above U.S. |
38±1Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18%±1 U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
34.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
45%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±0.7Highest 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 | $91,731±$25k 14% above U.S. |
$94,375±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$81,007±$2kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Wolfeboro and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$546,500±$60kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$365,600±$7k 10% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,103±$76 22% below U.S. |
$1,564±$37Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$4,531 45% above U.S. |
$5,922Highest 90% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
12%±11.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50%±3.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
48.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.9%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #46 of 120 in NH | #115 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Kingswood Regional High School | Manchester Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.