Best PlacesWellington, Manchester, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wellington, Manchester, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wellington, Manchester ranks 2,342nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wellington, Manchester
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Wellington, Manchester's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wellington, Manchester ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Wellington, Manchester ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Wellington, Manchester
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wellington, Manchester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,725, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Wellington, Manchester's effective rate of 1.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wellington, Manchester
Wellington, Manchester's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wellington, Manchester.
Who works in Wellington, Manchester, and how
Work in Wellington, Manchester centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Wellington, Manchester
The coast is about 36 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Wellington, Manchester, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wellington, Manchester, month by month
Wellington, Manchester sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Wellington, Manchester
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wellington, Manchester
Schools across Wellington, Manchester average a D, better than 15% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hooksett Memorial SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Smyth Road SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Weston Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- David R. Cawley Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Hillside Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Manchester Central High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Manchester School Of Technology (high School)D · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wellington, Manchester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wellington, Manchester measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Wellington, Manchester against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Wellington, Manchester
Is Wellington, Manchester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wellington, Manchester ranks 2,342nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wellington, Manchester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $315,898. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $95,725 median income, cost of living beats 72% of neighborhoods.
Is Wellington, Manchester safe?
Yes, Wellington, Manchester is safer than 99% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $136 per resident a year.
Compare Wellington, Manchester with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wellington, Manchester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wellington, Manchester represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Wellington, Manchester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wellington, Manchester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wellington, Manchester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wellington, Manchester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wellington, Manchester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wellington, Manchester detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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