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Manchester is a mid-size city of 115,643 people in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It's part of the Manchester, NH area. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $2k a month.
115,643people
$366kTypical home
$1,564/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
54"Snow
233Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 115,643
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,496 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Boston, MA
- In the Manchester, NH area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,305/mo)
- Median rent $1,564/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (317 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,503 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MHT airport
- 48 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 253 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 771 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 290 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Hillsborough County: D+3 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk