30 census tracts
Manchester.New Hampshire housing market
This Manchester housing market report covers about 52,100 homes across 30 census tracts. The median census tract scores 88.6 on the PriceDNA Location Score™, higher than in 133 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks. For August 2026, the average listing price is $465,590 across 91 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $465,590 91 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 52,100 across 30 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 51% of occupied homes
Manchester housing market context
- Home prices are climbing 7.4% a year, faster than in 131 of the 139 markets.
- Rent growth in Manchester is running at 5.6% a year at the median, faster than in 130 of the 139 markets, against the New Hampshire median of 4.1%.
- Picking the tract matters more in Manchester than in most markets: the middle half of its tracts spans 84 to 91 on the Location Score, wider than in 112 of the 139 markets.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 30 census tracts in Manchester.
Half of Manchester's tracts score between 84 and 91. The full range spans 77 to 95, with a median of 88.6.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Manchester's tracts is 7.4 points wide on the score, wider than in 112 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 52,100 homes in Manchester, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 52,100 homes, 5.7% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 51% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 41% of Manchester’s housing units are in single-family structures, 26% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 33% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Manchester compares
Manchester's median is above the New Hampshire median on 3 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 6. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Manchester lower · median · upper Manchester | New Hampshire NH | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$64,197 $79,956 $91,734 | $97,380 | $77,171 |
|
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
|
30% 38% 45% | 50% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
37% 39% 43% | 30% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
7.4% 7.4% 7.7% | 7.5% | 5.2% |
|
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
5.1% 5.6% 5.9% | 4.1% | 3.8% |
|
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
|
1.66% every tract | 1.66% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
|
0.33% 0.33% 0.35% | 0.33% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
28.6% 30.8% 31.9% | 30.1% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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