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Merrimack vs Nashua vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Merrimack has the most kids (22% under 18).
Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Merrimack | Nashua | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,164 |
91,294Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2.2 7% above U.S. |
40±1.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±1.2 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Merrimack and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.9%±1 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Merrimack and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $127,219±$16kHighest 58% above U.S. |
$96,326±$5kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
| Merrimack and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,600±$15k 38% above U.S. |
$403,900±$11kLowest 21% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,932±$147Highest 37% above U.S. |
$1,737±$41Lowest 23% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,345Highest 135% above U.S. |
$6,799 118% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.9%±9.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.8%±4.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Nashua and Merrimack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
55.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 21%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #58 of 120 in NH | #67 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Merrimack School District | Nashua School District | — |
| High school in town | Merrimack High School | Nashua High School South | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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U.S. 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.