Is Lexington Park cheaper than Manchester?

Lexington Park is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Manchester's (BEA Regional Price Parities).

Which has higher household income, Lexington Park or Manchester?

Lexington Park has the higher median household income — $122,406 versus $106,013 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 15% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Lexington Park or Manchester?

A paycheck stretches further in Lexington Park. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $121,483 there versus $100,337 in Manchester.

Which has cheaper rent, Lexington Park or Manchester?

Rents are close — $1,733/mo in the Lexington Park metro versus $1,714/mo in Manchester (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Lexington Park vs Manchester

Metro-area medians — Lexington Park, MD Metro Area vs Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Lexington Park comes out ahead, winning 4 of the 7 clearly-decided measures.

Lexington Park is both cheaper to live in (about 5% less) and higher-earning (about 15% more) than Manchester. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Lexington Park.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Lexington Park, MD

$57,932

take-home / yr · 23% to tax

$57,495

real value after local prices

Manchester, NH

$61,314

take-home / yr · 18% to tax

$58,031

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Manchester leaves you about $536/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Lexington Park

Manchester

Livability (CityLedger)

78/100

80/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

100.8

105.7

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$121,483

$100,337

Median household income

$122,406

$106,013

Median rent

$1,733/mo

$1,714/mo

Median home value

$451,000

$476,000

Unemployment

2.9%

2.4%

Bachelor's degree or higher

37.7%

42.6%

Average commute

34.6 min

28.5 min

Air quality (median AQI)

—

Avg temperature

58°F

50°F

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Lexington Park vs Manchester — frequently asked

Is Lexington Park cheaper than Manchester?: Lexington Park is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Manchester's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Lexington Park or Manchester?: Lexington Park has the higher median household income — $122,406 versus $106,013 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 15% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Lexington Park or Manchester?: A paycheck stretches further in Lexington Park. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $121,483 there versus $100,337 in Manchester.
Which has cheaper rent, Lexington Park or Manchester?: Rents are close — $1,733/mo in the Lexington Park metro versus $1,714/mo in Manchester (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).