What stands out worked out from the figures below

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Wolfeboro	Manchester
People
Population	6,571Lowest	115,643Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.3%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	57±1.8Highest 32% above NH	38±1Lowest 12% below NH
Kids under 18	13.7%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2%	18%±1Highest NH: 18.2%
	Manchester and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	34.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1%	15.5%±0.8Lowest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	45%Highest NH: 40.6%	34%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6%	6.4%±0.7Highest NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$94,375±$22kHighest 5% below NH	$81,007±$2kLowest 18% below NH
	Wolfeboro and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$546,500±$60kHighest 36% above NH	$365,600±$7kLowest 9% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,103±$76Lowest 26% below NH	$1,564±$37Highest 5% above NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,531Lowest 32% below NH	$5,922Highest 11% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	12%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2%	50%±3.6Highest NH: 48.2%
Below poverty line	8.2%Lowest NH: 7.2%	11.2%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	78.1%Highest NH: 72.8%	48.7%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH	1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 11% below NH	24 minHighest 10% below NH
Work from home	22.9%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8%	14.1%±1.3Lowest NH: 16.8%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#46 of 120 in NH	#115 of 120 in NH
School district	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District
High school in town	Kingswood Regional High School	Manchester Memorial High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.1Lowest	14.3Highest
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NH 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.