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Manchester-Nashua, NH View area description and map

 

Market Hotness

1.6

12 mos. permits per 1,000 residents

Period ending Mar '10Sources and methods - click for more info

Job Growth

-0.6%

Annual rate last 4 quarters

Period ending Mar '10Sources and methods - click for more info

Res. Permits

-22%

YTD change vs. prior year

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Manchester Permits

Percentage change year over year

  Single Family Multifamily Units  
  Permits Chg. 2 Units 3-4 Units +5 Units All Multi Chg. Total Units Chg.
2010 1Q 69 +44% 8 0 98 106 +1414% 175 +218%
2009 4Q 94 +22% 2 8 33 43 -19% 137 +5%
3Q 71 -23% 2 76 34 112 +58% 183 +12%
2Q 86 -12% 2 4 24 30 -79% 116 -52%
1Q 48 -38% 2 0 5 7 -65% 55 -43%
Annuals                  
2009 299 -21% 8 88 96 192 -32% 491 -26%
2008 344 -51% 24 0 264 288 +5% 632 -35%
2007 632 -42% 44 4 227 275 +5% 907 -33%
Period ending Mar '10Sources and methods - click for more info
 

Market Hotness Trend

12 mos. permits per 1,000 residents

Mar '10

1.6

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Density Information

Calculated per square mile

Q1 '10Q1 '09Chg.
Population459.48458.430.2%
Housing Unit185.66185.520.1%
Market Density Index (MDI)
Total Permits0.720.711.4%
SF Permits0.390.40-2.5%
MF Permits0.330.316.5%
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Existing Housing Stock

162,714

Manchester, NH

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Population

Based on Census Bureau estimates

Mar '10

402,690

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Construction Trends

Share of permits by dwelling type

3 Months '10Share
Single-Family39%
Multifamily61%
2005-2009Avg.Share
Single-Family71%
Multifamily29%
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Manchester Employment Trends

Employment numbers in thousands

Employment Sector No.of Jobs Last 1 Year Change Last 1 Year Job Growth Last 2 Years Change Last 2 Years Job Growth
Total 96.9 -0.6 -0.6% -2.2 -2.3%
Construction 3.5 -0.3 -8.6% -0.6 -15.8%
Manufacturing 7.6 -0.8 -10.5% -0.8 -9.5%
Trade 15.8 -0.3 -1.9% -0.8 -5.0%
Information 3.3 0.3 9.1% -0.1 -3.3%
Financial Activities 7.1 -0.5 -7.0% -0.4 -5.3%
Services 44.0 0.7 1.6% -0.3 -0.7%
Government 12.8 0.3 2.3% 0.8 6.4%
Unemployed at end of period (rate) 6.7 6.2% 4.2 3.9%
Period ending Mar '10Sources and methods - click for more info