2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Old Town, ME vs Manchester, NH

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Highlights
- Household income in Manchester, is 54% more than it is in Old Town and is 3% below the National Average.
- Old Town unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Manchester unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 Old Town, MEManchester, NHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.2%3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.4%1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.6%33.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,000$36,440$37,638
 Household Income$43,474$66,929$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,393$80,816$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Old Town, MEManchester, NHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.9%7.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.1%6.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.7%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K14.2%7.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%8.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.5%11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%14.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.2%17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.5%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.8%5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Old Town, MEManchester, NHUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%13.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.8%7.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library15.3%4.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.6%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.4%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care6.1%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.4%23.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%7.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.8%15.1%13.1%
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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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