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Manchester, NH
116,386 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 3345140 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Manchester ranked #166 of 340 cities and 10th of 14 in its peer group, on 8 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Manchester and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Brockton MA, Elgin IL, Davenport IA, Kenosha WI, Hampton VA, Green Bay WI, Cedar Rapids IA, Clarksville TN, Lakewood CO, West Valley City UT, Joliet IL, Boulder CO, Broken Arrow OK · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #166 of 340 cities · 10th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #250 | #204 | #215 | #161 | #179 | #82 | #164 | #203 | #248 | #196 | #211 | #203 | #178 | #166 | #270 | #235 | #142 | #185 | #166 | #99 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 109,774 | 109,969 | 109,854 | 109,753 | 109,626 | 109,613 | 110,281 | 110,888 | 111,008 | 111,198 | 111,275 | 111,903 | 112,235 | 112,492 | 112,673 | 115,512 | 115,140 | 115,454 | 115,692 | 116,386 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #119 of 340 cities · 9th of 14 in its peer group | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.3 | — | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | +0.2 | -0.0 | +0.0 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.0 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #192 of 271 cities with data · 9th of 13 in its peer group with data | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | — | — | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | — | 1.7 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #120 of 340 cities · 10th of 14 in its peer group | 21.1% | 19.8% | 21.6% | 21.7% | 23.1% | 21.4% | 22.5% | 21.2% | 23.1% | 22.3% | 23.4% | 23.2% | 22.5% | 21.9% | 22.1% | — | 20.8% | 23.1% | 24.9% | 23.0% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #50 of 304 cities with data · 2nd of 12 in its peer group with data | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 1.7 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #144 of 295 cities with data · 9th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | 25.5 | 42.0 | 51.1 | 41.7 | 30.7 | 61.3 | 64.7 | 67.4 | 84.0 | 82.0 | 80.9 | 92.3 | 123.8 | 82.5 | 75.4 | 51.9 | 53.3 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 62,349 | 63,381 | 63,247 | 63,629 | 62,573 | 62,823 | 63,758 | 64,395 | 64,800 | 65,818 | 67,238 | 69,333 | 69,834 | 70,798 | 71,099 | 68,595 | 70,862 | 73,598 | 74,997 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #121 of 329 cities with data · 4th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | -1.6 | +0.1 | -0.3 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +1.7 | -0.0 | -1.2 | -0.4 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -0.0 | +0.4 | -1.2 | +1.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | +0.6 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58,525 | 56,821 | 55,892 | 58,731 | 59,319 | 60,104 | 61,157 | 60,181 | 63,499 | — | 68,787 | 68,185 | 68,979 | 65,530 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #2 of 340 cities · 1st of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.6% | 8.8% | 6.8% | 6.6% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 3.9% | 5.3% | — | 3.8% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 1.9% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | 77% | 73% | 74% | 63% | 60% | 62% | 62% | 62% | 63% | 64% | 63% | 64% | 63% | 62% | 62% | 59% | 62% | 62% | 63% | 64% | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #295 of 314 cities with data · 14th of 14 in its peer group | 9% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 10% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 14% | 8% | -10% | -6% | -9% | -16% | -16% | -12% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #218 of 314 cities with data · 12th of 14 in its peer group | $8,757 | $8,283 | $7,646 | $7,454 | $7,212 | $7,157 | $7,676 | $6,983 | $6,760 | $5,995 | $5,754 | $5,268 | $4,990 | $4,985 | $4,500 | $4,381 | $4,066 | $4,113 | $3,989 | $3,786 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Manchester. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.