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Mount Tabor vs Manchester vs Ira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Manchester has the most kids (18% under 18).
Ira has the most affordable homes ($273k median).
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 | Mount Tabor | Manchester | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
115,643Highest |
381 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
38±1Lowest about the U.S. average |
54.1±5.5 39% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18%±1Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.9%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Manchester and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $81,007±$2kHighest about the U.S. average |
$71,827±$5kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$365,600±$7k 10% above U.S. |
$272,900±$18kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,564±$37 11% above U.S. |
$942±$52Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$5,922Highest 90% above U.S. |
$4,146Lowest 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50%±3.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.4%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Manchester and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
48.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Manchester and Mount Tabor 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 | — |
| School district | — | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Manchester Memorial High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.