Feasibility Study Data for the Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area
What SBA's own loan files show about lending in the Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area, every asset class together, and what a feasibility study for a project there has to test.
Manchester-Nashua lending, in outline
The Manchester-Nashua metro area logged 1,556 approved loans and $474.3 million in FY2017 to FY2026. Manchester-Nashua sits at 70 of 928 among areas ranked by loans. The Manchester-Nashua median loan is $112,750. Manchester-Nashua sees its middle half between $50,000 and $250,000. The Manchester-Nashua median sits at 0.54x nationally. In Manchester-Nashua, 1,328 loans were 7(a) and 228 were 504. Franchise brands account for 6.6% of Manchester-Nashua loans. $474.3 million is the Manchester-Nashua dollar total.
Manchester-Nashua: asset mix and geography
Full-service restaurant (71) tops Manchester-Nashua; automotive mechanical repair (53) and limited-service restaurant (50) follow. Fourth in Manchester-Nashua is fitness center, with 36 loans. 1,158 loans in Manchester-Nashua fit no class, so Manchester-Nashua class patterns say less. SBA locates every Manchester-Nashua loan in Hillsborough County, NH, 1,556 in all.
Manchester-Nashua: SBA holders
These Manchester-Nashua tables show SBA's holders, not verdicts. Manchester-Nashua holders under 7(a) include 346 loans at TD Bank, National Association ($32.1 million), 114 loans at Primary Bank ($29.5 million), and 82 loans at Rockland Trust Company ($24.0 million). Among Manchester-Nashua 504 holders: 131 loans at Granite State Economic Development Corporation ($70.8 million), 36 loans at Capital Regional Development Council ($20.1 million), and 32 loans at New England Certified Development Corporation ($17.6 million). In Manchester-Nashua, a borrower treats the rows as context. Manchester-Nashua rows promise no one a loan.
Manchester-Nashua: what the floors can say
A floor of 12.3% describes Manchester-Nashua cancellations on FY2017 to FY2024 approvals. The Manchester-Nashua ceiling is 14.0%, counting undisbursed loans as cancelled. Manchester-Nashua charge-offs: 4.0% among 669 loans disbursed FY2017 to FY2021, a floor. Within five years of approval, Manchester-Nashua stands at 2.4%. Manchester-Nashua rates are floors. Loans season, and Manchester-Nashua events can still raise them. Manchester-Nashua is built from county names. Manchester-Nashua follows the July 2023 delineation. Unmatched counties drop out of Manchester-Nashua. Manchester-Nashua totals count loans outside the tracked classes.
Manchester-Nashua: testing a project
The Manchester-Nashua trend peaks in FY2025 with 188 loans ($86.8 million) and bottoms in FY2021 with 113 ($51.9 million). The first year, FY2017, shows 162 loans and $21.5 million for Manchester-Nashua. FY2026 closes the Manchester-Nashua series at 166 loans, $71.1 million. In Manchester-Nashua, demand testing starts with Hillsborough County, NH and the businesses already serving it. The Manchester-Nashua median is $112,750. Set Manchester-Nashua budgets beside it; nationally it is 0.54x. Coverage for Manchester-Nashua is run on weaker income. Manchester-Nashua floors shape that downside. Cost and value meet at the Manchester-Nashua appraisal. Manchester-Nashua readers see one set of local numbers. Sources and uses in Manchester-Nashua must tie to bids near Hillsborough County, NH. Manchester-Nashua readers get the limits of the data next to Hillsborough County, NH findings.
SBA loans in the Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area
| Loans approved, FY2017 to FY2026 | 1,556 |
|---|---|
| Gross dollars approved | $474.3 million |
| Median loan | $112,750 |
| Middle half of loans, from | $50,000 |
| Middle half of loans, to | $250,000 |
| SBA 7(a) loans | 1,328 |
| SBA 504 loans | 228 |
| Franchise share of loans | 6.6% |
| Rank among metro and micro areas by loans | 70 of 928 |
| Median loan against the national median | 0.54x |
Cancellation and charge-off
| Cancelled after approval, FY2017 to FY2024 approvals (a floor) | 12.3% |
|---|---|
| The same, counting loans still undisbursed as cancelled (a ceiling) | 14.0% |
| Charged off to date, FY2017 to FY2021 disbursed loans (a floor) | 4.0% |
| Charged off within five years of approval | 2.4% |
| Loans in that cohort | 669 |
Both rates are floors. SBA withholds the status of open loans, so a loan counts as charged off only once SBA reports it; a rate needs at least 30 loans in its cohort and is otherwise not reported.
SBA loans approved in the Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area, by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 162 | $21.5 million |
| FY2018 | 185 | $23.2 million |
| FY2019 | 165 | $41.9 million |
| FY2020 | 150 | $44.8 million |
| FY2021 | 113 | $51.9 million |
| FY2022 | 138 | $57.6 million |
| FY2023 | 115 | $33.4 million |
| FY2024 | 174 | $42.2 million |
| FY2025 | 188 | $86.8 million |
| FY2026 | 166 | $71.1 million |
Loans by asset class
| Asset class | Loans |
|---|---|
| Not in any of the 39 asset classes | 1,158 |
| Full-service restaurant | 71 |
| Automotive mechanical repair (car and truck) | 53 |
| Limited-service restaurant | 50 |
| Fitness center | 36 |
| Beauty salon | 26 |
| Child care center | 21 |
| Coffee shop and snack bar | 17 |
| Gas station and truck stop | 15 |
| Grocery store | 15 |
| Dental office | 14 |
| Self storage | 11 |
| Behavioral health and addiction treatment | 9 |
| Hotel and motel | 8 |
| Beverage manufacturing (breweries, wineries, distilleries) | 7 |
| Rehabilitation and therapy clinic | 7 |
| Medical office (physicians) | 7 |
| Veterinary clinic | 6 |
Classes with 5 or more loans; smaller ones are withheld, and more where a small one could be derived.
Most active SBA lenders
| Lender | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Granite State Economic Development Corporation | 131 | $70.8 million |
| Capital Regional Development Council | 36 | $20.1 million |
| New England Certified Development Corporation | 32 | $17.6 million |
| Lender | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| TD Bank, National Association | 346 | $32.1 million |
| Eastern Bank | 120 | $20.1 million |
| Primary Bank | 114 | $29.5 million |
| Rockland Trust Company | 82 | $24.0 million |
| Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 58 | $10.0 million |
Lenders with 5 or more loans here; a lender with fewer is not listed, and loans SBA or a receiver holds are counted but never listed as a lender.
Where the loans are, by county
| County | Loans |
|---|---|
| Hillsborough County, NH | 1,556 |
Counties with 5 or more loans; smaller ones are not listed.
Metro is the CBSA (metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area) of the loan's project county, July 2023 delineation (OMB Bulletin 23-01). The county is matched by name (manifests/ld2/county-cbsa-map.csv); a loan whose county cannot be placed in a 2023 CBSA is left out of every metro.
All assets: every 7(a) and 504 approval in the metro, including those outside the 39 asset classes.
A value marked withheld rests on fewer than 5 loans, or is withheld so that such a figure cannot be derived from other published figures.
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 loan-level FOIA files (data.sba.gov), as of 2026-09-30; areas from the U.S. Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023 (OMB Bulletin 23-01); Loan Analytics metro cell MT-31700.
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