Manchester, NH

Neighborhoods & homes in Manchester

The North End, West Side and nearby towns, and the housing painters find in each.

Where we connect painters

North End

Older single-family homes and large Victorians on tree-lined streets north of downtown.

West Side

Neighborhoods across the Merrimack with many multi-family buildings and modest single-family homes.

Bedford

A suburban town to the southwest with larger colonials and newer homes, often with vinyl siding and painted trim.

Hooksett

A town to the north with a mix of older homes and newer subdivisions.

Goffstown

A town to the west with village homes and rural properties.

Manchester landmarks

Amoskeag Millyard

The long row of brick mill buildings along the Merrimack, now offices, labs and apartments.

Merrimack River

The river that powered the mills and divides the East and West Sides.

Currier Museum of Art

Manchester's art museum, north of downtown.

Lake Massabesic

A large lake on the city's east edge that serves as Manchester's water supply.

SNHU Arena

The downtown arena on Elm Street.

Old housing and a lot of multi-family buildings

1966Median year built
62%Built before 1980
30%Built before 1940
16%Built 2000 or later
53%Renter-occupied

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, via Census Reporter.

Manchester's housing is among the oldest of any city we cover: the median home was built in 1966 and almost a third of homes date from before 1940. Many of those are wood-frame multi-family buildings from the mill era.

More than half of homes are rented, so a lot of painting is done for landlords between tenants, or on exteriors of buildings where tenants are living. Pre-1978 rentals are covered by federal lead-safe rules when paint is disturbed.

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