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title: 'Runner-Up: Manchester, New Hampshire'
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published: '2014-10-23T20:43:21.000Z'
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*Fall foliage in Manchester*

### **Key Stats:**

-   **Population:** 110,400
-   **Over 50:** 33%
-   **Ski resorts within 100 miles:** 64

**Pros:** New Hampshire’s largest town has big-city perks, including a 11,770-seat sports and concert arena, a large regional airport, and the Currier Museum of Art, which houses works by Picasso and Monet.

Still, Manchester retains many of the best qualities of a smaller place, with low crime and little urban sprawl. It’s also close to many other great New England destinations: Boston is just 50 miles away, and the White Mountain National Forest is less than two hours to the north.

**Cons:** The housing market here has been slow to recover, with many homes still under water.

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