Compare towns
Hudson vs Nashua vs Goffstown
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 most people working from home (19.6%).
Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).
Goffstown has the most affordable homes ($377k median).
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 | Nashua | Goffstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,557 |
91,294Highest |
18,513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±1.9Highest 6% above NH |
40±1.3Lowest 8% below NH |
41.3±3.1 5% below NH |
| Hudson and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
18.6%±1.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
16%±2.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Nashua and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.9%±1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Hudson and Goffstown 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% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±1.7 NH: 6% |
5%±0.6Lowest NH: 6% |
14.5%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,213±$6kHighest 25% above NH |
$96,326±$5kLowest about the NH average |
$113,958±$12k 15% above NH |
| Hudson and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $438,900±$11kHighest 9% above NH |
$403,900±$11k about the NH average |
$377,400±$20kLowest 6% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,735±$123 16% above NH |
$1,737±$41Highest 16% above NH |
$1,231±$161Lowest 17% below 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 |
$6,799 about the NH average |
$6,941Highest 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±7.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2 NH: 48.2% |
58.1%±20Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Goffstown and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% NH: 72.8% |
55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
28 min 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6 NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hudson and Nashua 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 | #67 of 120 in NH | #35 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hudson School District | Nashua School District | Goffstown School District |
| High school in town | Alvirne High School | Nashua High School South | Goffstown High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
12.6 |
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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.