13 have matched ACS place data.
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New Hampshire state guide
Compare large New Hampshire cities by 2025 Census population, young-grad fit, BLS state unemployment, schooling access, cost pressure, commute, and safety-check notes. The current New Hampshire subset includes 13 Northeast city pages with a combined 2025 population estimate of 444,560.
What the current New Hampshire catalog shows
Lebanon, New Hampshire has the strongest verified population-growth signal in this New Hampshire subset at +8.30% since the 2020 estimates base. Franklin, New Hampshire has the lowest ACS rent-to-income baseline among the matched catalog cities at 18.6%. These figures describe the WhereToLive.us city subset, not a statewide average.
Median of matched city ACS gross-rent estimates; not a statewide rent.
Median of matched city ACS household-income estimates; not a statewide income.
Median of matched city ACS owner-occupied home values.
Lebanon, New Hampshire leads this subset at 84/100.
Median of matched city approximate ACS commute estimates.
| City | Catalog | Grad fit | Median rent | Median income | 2025 population | City unemployment | Growth | Jobs | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester, New Hampshire | State starter | 66/100 | $1,564 | $81,007 | 116,818 | 3.3% | +1.00% | strong | rent stretched |
| Nashua, New Hampshire | New Hampshire coverage | 71/100 | $1,737 | $96,326 | 92,435 | 4.2% | +1.20% | strong | rent watch |
| Concord, New Hampshire | New Hampshire coverage | 72/100 | $1,441 | $84,902 | 44,597 | 4.1% | +1.36% | strong | rent watch |
| Dover, New Hampshire | New Hampshire coverage | 79/100 | $1,607 | $94,829 | 34,623 | 4.1% | +5.69% | strong | rent watch |
| Rochester, New Hampshire | New Hampshire coverage | 70/100 | $1,369 | $80,836 | 33,716 | 2.7% | +3.78% | strong | rent watch |
| Keene, New Hampshire | New Hampshire coverage | 72/100 | $1,342 | $78,445 | 23,072 | 2.0% | +0.16% | strong | rent watch |
| Portsmouth, New Hampshire | New Hampshire coverage | 78/100 | $1,869 | $106,219 | 23,028 | 2.5% | +4.86% | strong | rent watch |
| Laconia, New Hampshire | New Hampshire coverage | 69/100 | $1,224 | $73,218 | 17,246 | 3.1% | +2.21% | strong | rent watch |
| Lebanon, New Hampshire | New Hampshire coverage | 84/100 | $1,744 | $98,147 | 15,481 | 0.8% | +8.30% | strong | rent watch |
| Claremont, New Hampshire | New Hampshire coverage | 64/100 | $1,146 | $59,096 | 13,032 | 4.2% | +0.61% | strong | rent stretched |
| Somersworth, New Hampshire | 2025 population #2807 | 67/100 | $1,477 | $74,504 | 12,171 | 2.8% | +2.59% | strong | rent stretched |
| Berlin, New Hampshire | 2025 population #3321 | 68/100 | $815 | $45,180 | 9,502 | 7.1% | +0.80% | strong | rent watch |
| Franklin, New Hampshire | 2025 population #3506 | 67/100 | $1,110 | $71,648 | 8,839 | 2.8% | +1.13% | strong | rent watch |