Manchester New Hampshire – an Affordable American City to Live in
View of downtown from the north.
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which divides the city into eastern and western sections.
The city’s 2012 population estimate was 110,209. The metropolitan area has an estimated population in 2012 of 402,922. This metropolitan area is home to nearly one-third of the population of the state.
View of Elm Street. Photo by Lookinforahome, CC-SA-3.0
In 2011 the estimated median income for a household in Manchester was $51,082, and the median income for a family was $63,045. Male full-time workers had a median income of $43,583 versus $37,155 for females. 14.1% of the population and 9.6% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 21.8% were under the age of 18 and 9.9% were 65 or older.
The city often appears favorably in lists ranking the affordability and livability of American cities. In 2009, CNNMoney.com rated it 13th in a list of the 100 best cities to live and launch a business in the United States. In addition, Kiplinger voted the city the second most tax-friendly city in the United States, second only to Anchorage, Alaska.
Mills on Merrimack River and the West Side of the city
Also in 2009, Forbes magazine ranked the Manchester region first on its list of “America’s 100 Cheapest Places to Live.” According to the Equality of Opportunity Project, released in 2013, this city ranked as the seventh best metropolitan area in terms of upward income mobility in the United States.
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This Travel Quiz is about Manchester New Hampshire. The questions are True or False. The level of this test is easy.
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Manchester New Hampshire is a potential city you might want to visit. According to others it is an affordable city, unlike some other big cities in the US. It also is not very crowded, with only about 110,000 people.
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Manchester is the state’s commercial and industrial leader, as well as its largest city and the home of nearly 10 percent of its population. The city first gained national fame in the 1800s as the home of the massive textile mill of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. Nearly 5 million yards of cloth were shipped weekly from the mill, which employed thousands of workers and covered more than 8 million square feet.
The mill thrived until the 1920s, when competition from southern mills and obsolete technology took their toll. In 1935, Amoskeag went bankrupt. Despite losing its major employer,
Manchester rebuilt itself as a commercial and industrial center by diversifying industries. Today it is home to a melting pot of high tech companies, banks, business services
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False – Manchester the second most tax friendly city in America, after Anchorage, Alaska. It is 2nd most tax friendly, not least tax friendly.
Manchester is the state’s commercial and industrial leader, as well as its largest city and the home of nearly 10 percent of its population. The city first gained national fame in the 1800s as the home of the massive textile mill of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. Nearly 5 million yards of cloth were shipped weekly from the mill, which employed thousands of workers and covered more than 8 million square feet.
The mill thrived until the 1920s, when competition from southern mills and obsolete technology took their toll. In 1935, Amoskeag went bankrupt. Despite losing its major employer,
Manchester rebuilt itself as a commercial and industrial center by diversifying industries. Today it is home to a melting pot of high tech companies, banks, business services
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It’s the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.
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False – Northern New England is an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. New York is not part of this area.
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False – Northern New England is an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. New York is not part of this area.
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Although the median income was fairly high some 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line. T/F
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True – In 2011 the estimated median income for a household in Manchester was $51,082, and the median income for a family was $63,045. However, 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line.
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True – In 2011 the estimated median income for a household in Manchester was $51,082, and the median income for a family was $63,045. However, 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line.
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Back in 2009 Forbes magazine ranked the Manchester region first on its list of “America’s 100 Cheapest Places to Live.” T/F
This Travel Quiz is about Manchester New Hampshire. The questions are True or False. The level of this test is easy.
