Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Hillsborough County index 1975–2025
Hillsborough County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Hillsborough County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Manchester, New Hampshire, covered 213 housing units (−29.0% year on year); the place lies in Hillsborough County.
29 of those units were single-family houses (14%), 33 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 151 in buildings of five or more units. That is 1.8 units per 1,000 residents, close to the county's 1.6 and well below the state's 3.5.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 7,726 units, with the busiest year 2002 (719 units). Hillsborough County's FHFA house price index rose +110.4% over the ten years to 2025.
213units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−29.0% on the previous 12 months
29single-family units14% of the total
151units in 5+ unit buildings71% of the total
1.8units per 1,000 residentsHillsborough County 1.6 · New Hampshire 3.5
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Manchester by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Manchester
Hillsborough County
New Hampshire
United States
All housing units
213
699
4,987
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
29 (14%)
387 (55%)
3,219 (65%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
12
32
172
34,814
3–4 units
21
39
164
17,298
5 or more units
151 (71%)
241 (34%)
1,432 (29%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
1.8
1.6
3.5
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−29.0%
−13.5%
+15.7%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Manchester by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
7,726 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2002. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Hillsborough County
FHFA's index for Hillsborough County rose +110.4% over the ten years to 2025 (+7.7% a year) and +4.8% in the latest year, against +113.0% and +4.7% for New Hampshire. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Manchester, NH?
213 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 300 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Manchester?
29 single-family units, 12 in two-unit buildings, 21 in three- and four-unit buildings and 151 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Manchester compare with its county and state?
1.8 units per 1,000 residents in Manchester, 1.6 in Hillsborough County and 3.5 in New Hampshire.
How have home prices moved in Hillsborough County?
FHFA's index for Hillsborough County rose +110.4% over the ten years to 2025 and +4.8% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 553000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.