Cost of living in Manchester, New Hampshire
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,564 a month.
Manchester is a city in New Hampshire. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $81,007 a year.
- People
- 115,643
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,564
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $81,007
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $365,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,168
- Manchester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area
Manchester, New Hampshire has about 115,643 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $365,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Manchester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area) is $2,168 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area, prices sit at 105.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
New Hampshire does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Manchester's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical New Hampshire home paid 26.60¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Manchester's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for New Hampshire in the table we use.
Among 59 places we list in New Hampshire with a rent figure, 13 have higher typical rent than Manchester.
Nearby places
- South Hooksett
Typical rent $1,471
Compare with Manchester - Pinardville
Typical rent $1,082
Compare with Manchester - Hooksett
Typical rent $1,811
Compare with Manchester - East Merrimack
Typical rent $1,952
Compare with Manchester - Goffstown
Typical rent $1,233
Compare with Manchester - Londonderry
Typical rent $1,952
Compare with Manchester - Suncook
Typical rent $1,091
Compare with Manchester - Derry
Typical rent $1,549
Compare with Manchester
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New Hampshire
Bigger places in New Hampshire
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.