Manchester, NH
Hillsborough County42.9956°N, 71.4548°W
Tracking 35,167 properties across Manchester, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1960 and the oldest to 1699. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
35,167
Properties Tracked
1960
Median Year Built
$306K
Median Assessed Value
2%
FEMA Flood Zone
9.79M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Manchester, NHInc. 1751
Manchester is the largest city in New Hampshire and the largest in northern New England, with a property landscape shaped by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company — once the largest textile manufacturer in the world. The massive Amoskeag Mills along the Merrimack River have been converted to commercial, residential, and institutional uses, and the surrounding neighborhoods of worker housing define the city's residential character.
The housing stock ranges from dense multi-family buildings near the mills and downtown to suburban single-family development in the western and northern neighborhoods. The city's scale — over 100,000 residents — makes it the economic center of southern New Hampshire. For property professionals, Manchester is the most complex market in the state, with urban density, industrial-era housing, commercial property depth, and the Merrimack River flood zone all requiring neighborhood-level intelligence.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
632 properties (2%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
34,535
AE
484
A
148
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade A
6,047
Grade B
19,193
Grade C
8,148
Grade D
1,200
Grade E
579
Zone 1
Radon Risk
112 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
60 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
35,167 properties · Median year built 1960 · Avg 2,787 sf
Property Types
Single Family
18,298
Condominium
6,097
Multi-Family
5,748
Vacant Land
1,349
Other
1,138
Commercial
1,052
Institutional
833
Residential Other
465
Industrial
155
Mixed Use
18
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
21
1800-1849
68
1850-1899
2,167
1900-1949
9,784
1950-1979
9,392
1980-1999
7,337
2000+
3,411
Architectural Styles
Condominium
5,875
Cape Cod
5,005
Ranch
4,525
Colonial
3,972
Conventional
2,258
Split Level
1,331
Commercial
894
Multi-Family
759
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds
49
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$13K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
65%
Owner-Occupied
5%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 69% of Manchester properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Living in Manchester
Hillsborough County · New Hampshire
Zip Codes0303203045030520305303101031020310303104031060310903110
115,644
Population
2020 Census
35,167
Properties
$306K
Median Assessed
65%
Owner-Occupied
33.1
Square Miles
Manchester covers 33.1 square miles in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $306K.
Single-family homes account for 18,298 of Manchester's 35,167 properties, with 6,097 condominiums and 5,749 multi-family buildings. There are 1,052 commercial properties and 1,349 parcels of vacant land. About 65% of properties are owner-occupied, and 5% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $245K and $374K, with the highest assessed property at $106.8M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Manchester (87%) is on municipal sewer, and 94% have public water service. Electric service is provided by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH. 1,609 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Manchester its character.
Environmental note: Manchester has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 64th percentile nationally, consistent with 2,256 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard. 22,149 properties exceed at least one EPA environmental justice threshold — a factor in lending compliance and environmental due diligence.
What Manchester Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Manchester's fire protection grade distribution (6,047 Grade A, 19,193 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Manchester's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1699 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 2% of Manchester properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
Understanding a property's construction era, environmental exposure, and building characteristics before arriving on site transforms inspection from discovery to verification.
Inspection solutionsExplore Manchester property intelligence.
35,167 Manchester properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
Newburyport, MA · Federalist · 3,524 sq ft · 4 bed / 3 bath · Built 1800 · Historic District
NEP Property Intelligence Summary
ConditionC1Fire ClassBFlood ZoneXOwnerIndividualOccupancyOwner-Occupied
Purchased2018 (8yr)Permits11 totalSystems3 updatedLiensClearAssessed$1.6MOcean0.3 mi
EraPre-1940HistoricDesignatedRenovationRecentRadonZone 1
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