Housing market/New Hampshire/ZIP 03102
ZIP 03102 Manchester, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Merrimack County, NH · New Hampshire. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 03102 · NH
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 03102 — Manchester, NH HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 03102
- 1-unit detached3,98626.1%
- 1-unit attached6224.1%
- 2–4 units3,98626.1%
- 5–49 units5,26034.5%
- 50+ units1,3789.0%
- Mobile320.2%
2–4 unit share 26.1% · 5–49 unit share 34.5% · combined 2–49 60.6%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,533 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,307.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 52.6%; ≥50% 18.3%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $2,120 (1.383× ACS median gross rent).
Population
33,755 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +3.7%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 10 projects, 425 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 5 properties, 212 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 188 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 03102 60.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 4.8%; ACS median gross rent is $1,533; population increased +3.7% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 3,986 units in 2–4-unit structures and 5,260 units in 5–49-unit structures; 10 LIHTC projects totaling 425 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $2,120 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,533. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
New Hampshire research
ZIP 03102 is a Census / HUD profile for Merrimack County, NH. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 03102 — Manchester, NH HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·New Hampshire ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is New Hampshire research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 03102?
ZIP 03102 (Merrimack County, NH) has 33,755 residents, 14,530 households, a renter share of 60.7%, median household income of $69,927, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,533. Vacancy is 4.8%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 03102?
ACS counts 1,914 units in 2-unit buildings, 2,072 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,462 in 5–9, 953 in 10–19, and 2,845 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 9,246 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 03102?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,120. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 03102 — Manchester, NH HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this New Hampshire ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 03102 is Census / HUD research for Merrimack County, NH. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list New Hampshire property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.