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Manchester–Nashua, NH

Metro area in New Hampshire

35 Combined score #70 of 109 metros
Economic
38 #74 of 109
Innovation (Startup & VC)
34 #65 of 109

Manchester–Nashua ranks #70 overall, #65 in Startup & VC and #74 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.

Highlights

  • #7 of 103: 78 patents per 100k people
  • #7 of 109: +567 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
  • #14 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 4.6%

The inputs

Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.

Venture capital per year, per 100k people
$3.8M #68 of 109
Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
0.58 #72 of 109
Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
0.08 #54 of 109
Startup exits per year, per 100k people
0.07 #70 of 102
GDP per person
$88K #37 of 109
Patents per 100k people
78 #7 of 103
STEM degrees per 100k people
140 #67 of 109
Tech share of jobs
4.6% #14 of 109
Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
+567 #7 of 109

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.

  1. PC Connection Inc. CNXN · Technology · Merrimack $2.9B
  2. Allegro MicroSystems Inc. ALGM · Technology · Manchester $890M
  3. Skillsoft Corp. SKIL · Technology · Nashua $513M

Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.

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