Compare towns
Hudson vs Hampstead vs Nashua
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the highest household income ($124k).
Hampstead has the most expensive homes ($521k median).
Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Hudson | Hampstead | Nashua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,557 |
9,102Lowest |
91,294Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±1.9Highest 6% above NH |
45.3±6.1 5% above NH |
40±1.3Lowest 8% below NH |
| Hudson and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±3.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.6%±1.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Hampstead and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
21.8%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.9%±1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampstead and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±1.6 NH: 6% |
5%±0.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hudson and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,213±$6kHighest 25% above NH |
$112,348±$18k 13% above NH |
$96,326±$5kLowest about the NH average |
| Hudson and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $438,900±$11k 9% above NH |
$521,100±$45kHighest 29% above NH |
$403,900±$11kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,735±$123 16% above NH |
$1,299±$149Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,737±$41Highest 16% above NH |
| Nashua and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,636Lowest about the NH average |
$8,634Highest 30% above NH |
$6,799 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±7.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Nashua and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% NH: 7.2% |
3.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.1% NH: 72.8% |
55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6 NH: 16.8% |
21%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampstead and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #63 of 120 in NH | #49 of 120 in NH | #67 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hudson School District | Hampstead School District | Nashua School District |
| High school in town | Alvirne High School | None in town | Nashua High School South |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.