City Score: Manchester-Nashua, NH

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Manchester-Nashua, NH: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Manchester-Nashua, NH scores 36 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 45 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 22 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Manchester-Nashua, NH

  • What Manchester-Nashua, NH is up against: 20 out of 100 — Better than 98% of cbsas, up 8 points
  • Where grace is growing: 7 out of 100 — Better than 1% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 57 out of 100 — Better than 60% of cbsas, down 5 points
  • Christian liberty: 35 out of 100 — Better than 29% of cbsas, down 13 points

What takes Manchester-Nashua, NH to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 22 → 40
  • Gathering: Gathering 34 → 45
  • Prayer: Prayer 31 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Anti-Christian hate crimes down 78 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 23 percentile points (What Manchester-Nashua, NH is up against)
  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score up 20 percentile points (Christian liberty)

Manchester-Nashua, NH over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New Hampshire · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New Hampshire · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Manchester-Nashua, NH (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Manchester-Nashua, NH · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Manchester-Nashua, NH · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Manchester-Nashua, NH (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Manchester-Nashua, NH (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Manchester-Nashua, NH (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Manchester-Nashua, NH (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Manchester-Nashua, NH (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Manchester-Nashua, NH (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Manchester-Nashua, NH (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Manchester-Nashua, NH (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Manchester-Nashua, NH (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Manchester-Nashua, NH (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Hampshire · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Hampshire · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New Hampshire · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New Hampshire · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New Hampshire · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New Hampshire · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · New Hampshire · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · New Hampshire · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · New Hampshire · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 20 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Manchester-Nashua, NH

  1. Brookline, NH — 44, Liberty
  2. Deering, NH — 44, Liberty
  3. Francestown, NH — 44, Liberty
  4. Greenville, NH — 44, Liberty
  5. Hillsborough, NH — 44, Liberty
  6. Lyndeborough, NH — 44, Liberty
  7. Merrimack, NH — 44, Liberty
  8. Milford, NH — 44, Liberty
  9. New Ipswich, NH — 44, Liberty
  10. Weare, NH — 44, Liberty
  11. Wilton, NH — 44, Liberty
  12. Bedford, NH — 41, Liberty
  13. Amherst, NH — 38, Liberty
  14. Litchfield, NH — 37, Liberty
  15. Nashua, NH — 36, Liberty
  16. Hudson, NH — 35, Liberty
  17. Goffstown, NH — 34, Liberty
  18. Hollis, NH — 32, Liberty
  19. Pelham, NH — 31, Liberty
  20. Manchester, NH — 30, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Manchester-Nashua, NH, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/manchester-nashua-nh. Methodology.

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