2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Chester, PA vs Manchester, NH

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Highlights
- Household income in Manchester, is 87% more than it is in Chester and is 3% below the National Average.
- Chester unemployment rate is 14.4%.
- Manchester unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 Chester, PAManchester, NHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate14.4%3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.7%33.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.2%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,568$36,440$37,638
 Household Income$35,751$66,929$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,168$80,816$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chester, PAManchester, NHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K18.6%7.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.6%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.5%6.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.5%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.3%7.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%8.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.4%11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%14.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.6%17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.1%5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chester, PAManchester, NHUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.4%13.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.9%7.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.1%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%4.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.0%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support15.4%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.3%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.0%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.6%23.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%7.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.4%15.1%13.1%
Reviews for Chester    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SMALL TOWN, THE TRANSPORTATION IS CONVENIENT FOR ALL MODES OR LINKS TO ALL AREAS OUTSIDE THE  More

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The people are the problem in Chester PA. Probably 97% of the poplulation abuses drugs. Many of the people that live there aide the drug dealers because they grew up  More

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25% of the population living below the poverty line, at times the drop out rate from the high school has been 50% (which explains why 25% of adults over 18 don't have a  More

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Reviews for Manchester    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Manchester was a fine city to raise my little family, but as a single person again it isn't for me. It may be okay for some, maybe 20-somethings or 30-somethings, but  More

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Over 13 years ago

The snow wont stop, my phone was taken by a plow, roofs leaking from ice dams and are collapsing by weight of snow, its snowing now!  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in Manchester for one year for work purposes and absolutely loved it. Living in New Hampshire was the best place I ahve ever lived and if possible I would gladly  More

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