Real estate · Metro area · New Hampshire
Real estate agents and brokers in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area
The real estate agents and brokers in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #57 of 387 scored metro areas
The only scored metro area based in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 509
- 24 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 113
- +10.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,218 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 123
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,415
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Manchester-Nashua metro area spend about $3.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $20,218 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 23% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
There are 509 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Manchester-Nashua metro area as of September 2026. 24 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 30.2 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 113 businesses with payroll in the Manchester-Nashua metro area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,493 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Manchester-Nashua metro area.
Population estimates show the Manchester-Nashua metro area grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Manchester-Nashua metro area is 66 (upper middle), #57 of 387 scored metro areas and the only scored metro area based in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Manchester-Nashua metro area compares
The same measures for New Hampshire and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Manchester-Nashua metro area | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.2 | 32.7 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 123 | 111 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,493 | 1,531 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.8% | +5.5% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,218 | $19,755 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $103,545 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 113+10.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 245
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50924 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 626The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Manchester-Nashua metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Manchester-Nashua metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,415+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 168,740
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 486
- Median household income
- $103,545+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,601
- Median home value
- $421,100
- Jobs located here
- 221,067
- Daytime population
- 417,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Hampshire for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in New Hampshire (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Manchester-Nashua metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Manchester-Nashua, NH | 66 | 509 | 30.2 | 123 | +2.5% | #57 of 387 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 59 | 6,765 | 34.9 | 112 | +2.3% | #99 of 387 |
Other business types in the Manchester-Nashua metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate61
- Real estate agents and brokers66
- Property management63
- Mortgage brokers and lenders42
- Home inspectors63
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 509 real estate agents and brokers in the Manchester-Nashua metro area. 24 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 10.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.4B a year, or $20,218 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 509 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 23% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 168,740 households in the Manchester-Nashua metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Manchester-Nashua metro area has 30.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 123, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Manchester-Nashua metro area would have about 626, against 509 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,493 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Manchester-Nashua metro area at 433,415 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,740 households. Median household income in the Manchester-Nashua metro area is $103,545, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Manchester-Nashua metro area scores 66 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #57 of 387 scored metro areas.
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