Manchester crime is high by New Hampshire standards, but very low by national standards. The Kalivas Union, Corey Square, and Piscataquog neighborhoods are where most of the crime is, with other neighborhoods ranging from somewhat safe to extremely safe.

The North End is a quiet affluent neighborhood that is beautiful but expensive. Most houses are north of $450,000. Keep in mind that realtors will sometimes call everything north of Bridge St the North End, however, the actual neighborhood is north of Hooksett Rd and Webster St (with a small section between Beech, Salmon and Elm).

The housing market is on fire here and extremely competitive. I have been looking since January and virtually everything under $400k that isn't a complete dump goes under contract within 10 days. There were two houses that I bid on that allegedly had over 10 offers. In both cases, I lost to buyers who waived inspections and bid 10-15% over the asking price.

What is your budget if you don't mind me asking? The market is far less competitive once you get above $400,000, but still far from a buyer's market.