MANCHESTER is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Manchester, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Manchester is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,640 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $50,793 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 56% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Manchester — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
77,736
- Gender balance
56%
- Male skew
56%
- Median income
$50,793
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,640
- Living wage
$53,206
- Transit fare
$2
- Rent trend
$1,640
- Most female-leaning zone
46%
- Republican
32%
- Undeclared
40%
The shape of the market
Goffstown is the most female-leaning zone, at about 46% men to 54% women.
Manchester runs about 56% male, sharpest in Hudson (64%) and Nashua (61%).
How dating actually happens
Only about 14% of matches on curated apps like Hinge turn into a first date.
Roughly 1 in 10 partnered adults met their partner online, and the share climbs sharply for younger and LGB couples.
One in four matches never gets a reply.
53% of online daters say their overall experience has been positive.
Dating safety in Manchester
78% of active dating-app users report burnout: 80% of women (driven by message volume) and 74% of men (driven by a lack of responses).
60% of Americans support requiring a background check before someone can create a dating profile.
An estimated 26% of men have received unsolicited explicit content, far below the rate for women.
56% of women under 50 have been sent unsolicited explicit images while dating online.
48% of online daters have faced at least one form of harassing behavior on a dating platform.
43% of women under 50 say a match kept contacting them after they said no.
52% of online daters say a scammer or bot has contacted them.
63% of men under 50 say a scammer or bot has contacted them, the highest of any group.
11% of women under 50 have been physically threatened on a dating platform.
40% of daters say platforms do a bad job removing fake and bot accounts; only 20% say they do well.
The LGBTQ+ landscape
53% of LGB adults have used a dating app, far more than straight adults.
About 24% of LGB couples met online, roughly three times the straight rate.
About 70% of LGB adults under 30 have used a dating app, the highest-adoption cohort anywhere.
7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012.
22.3% of adults aged 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ+.
Political alignment
24% of Americans say they could never date someone who disagrees with them on abortion.
Republicans edge Democrats 32% to 28% on paper, but with two in five voters undeclared, party label is a weak filter here.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
New Hampshire registers voters by party, and Hillsborough County (Manchester and Nashua) is defined by its independents — about 40% register Undeclared, outnumbering both parties, with Republicans at 32% and Democrats at 28%.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
A single adult in Hillsborough County needs about $53,200 a year just to cover the basics.
Manchester’s one-bedroom rents are roughly flat year over year, the cheapest gateway to the Boston job market.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A Manchester Transit (MTA) bus fare is $2.00 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Manchester | 9,375 | 53 / 47 | $41,261 | $1,436 |
| West Manchester | 8,617 | 57 / 43 | $43,773 | $1,626 |
| Nashua | 8,442 | 61 / 39 | $43,900 | $1,597 |
| North Manchester | 7,481 | 51 / 49 | $47,235 | $1,561 |
| Merrimack | 4,288 | 56 / 44 | $61,740 | $1,932 |
| Hudson | 4,145 | 64 / 36 | $52,600 | $1,735 |
| Londonderry | 4,080 | 55 / 45 | $56,945 | $1,838 |
| North Nashua | 3,423 | 54 / 46 | $60,325 | $1,863 |
| Bedford | 2,644 | 54 / 46 | $61,580 | $2,099 |
| Goffstown | 2,136 | 46 / 54 | $53,515 | $1,486 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Manchester, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- North Manchester
Puritan Backroom Restaurant
- North Manchester
Red Arrow Diner
- Londonderry
Red Arrow Diner
- Bedford
Copper Door
- Nashua
Pressed Cafe
- Merrimack
The Common Man Merrimack
- South Manchester
Thirsty Moose Taphouse
- Bedford
T-BONES Great American Eatery
- Londonderry
Poor Boy's Diner
- Hudson
T-BONES Great American Eatery
- West Manchester
Firefly Bistro & Bar
- Merrimack
Buckley's Great Steaks
- Merrimack
Lobster Boat Restaurant
- West Manchester
The Foundry
- Nashua
The Peddler's Daughter
- Londonderry
The Stumble Inn Bar & Grill
- Bedford
Murphy's Taproom & Carriage House
- West Manchester
Cotton Restaurant
- Merrimack
The Homestead Restaurant & Tavern
- South Manchester
Strange Brew Tavern
- Nashua
Riverwalk Bakery & Café
- South Manchester
The Bridge Cafe on Elm
- Nashua
Surf Restaurant
- South Manchester
The Shaskeen Pub and Restaurant
- Merrimack
Thirsty Moose Taphouse
- Bedford
Purple Finch Cafe
- Bedford
Bedford Village Inn & Restaurant
- Bedford
River Road Tavern
- Bedford
Pressed Cafe
- North Manchester
Hanover Street Chophouse