Metro area · CBSA 31700
Manchester
The Manchester, NH metro area has 426,378 people. Median rent is $1,623, 18.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Hillsborough County at $2,168. Of the 13 places we track here, Goffstown has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$103,545
Median home value
$421,100
Unemployment
3.1%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$2,168
HUD, Hillsborough County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 115,643 | $1,564 | 23.2% |
| Nashua | 91,294 | $1,737 | 21.6% |
| Milford | 8,956 | $1,557 | 23.7% |
| Hudson | 7,469 | $1,722 | 21.6% |
| East Merrimack | 5,081 | $1,952 | 26.8% |
| Pinardville | 4,418 | $1,082 | 16.4% |
| Goffstown | 3,490 | $1,233 | 11.1% |
| Peterborough | 2,539 | $1,515 | 21.2% |
| Hillsborough | 1,616 | $1,138 | 27.8% |
| Antrim | 1,265 | $915 | 15.1% |
| Wilton | 1,038 | $1,376 | 15.9% |
| Greenville | 865 | $1,060 | 23.6% |
| Amherst | 726 | $1,433 | 11.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.