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Manchester vs Methuen

Manchester, NH compared with Methuen, MA · 21 miles apart

Manchester has 116,818 residents to Methuen’s 54,584. Manchester comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Methuen does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

Manchester, NH Methuen, MA
Population 116,818 54,584
Density (per sq mi) 3,536 2,457
Median household income $81,007 $113,310
Median home value $365,600 $499,700
Median rent $1,564 $1,749
Homeownership 48.7% 72.3%
Average commute 23.9 min 27.7 min
Median age 38 39.9
Bachelor's degree + 34% 31%
Poverty rate 11.2% 7.9%
Unemployment 3.3% 5.8%
Price to income 4.5× 4.4×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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