Compare towns
Hudson vs Nashua vs Newfields
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 oldest population (median age 45.7).
Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,557 |
91,294Highest |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±1.9Highest 6% above NH |
40±1.3Lowest 8% below NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
| Hudson and Newfields 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% |
18.6%±1.2 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Nashua 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%±1 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±1.7 NH: 6% |
5%±0.6Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,213±$6k 25% above NH |
$96,326±$5kLowest about the NH average |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $438,900±$11k 9% above NH |
$403,900±$11kLowest about the NH average |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,735±$123Lowest 16% above NH |
$1,737±$41 16% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Newfields and Nashua 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±7.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Nashua and Newfields 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% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% NH: 72.8% |
55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above NH |
26 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6 NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields 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 | #67 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Hudson School District | Nashua School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | Alvirne High School | Nashua High School South | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.