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Milford 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
Milford has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
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 | Milford | Nashua | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,337 |
91,294Highest |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.8±2.5Lowest 15% below NH |
40±1.3 8% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.6%±1.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Milford and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±1.9 NH: 20.1% |
16.9%±1Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Nashua and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
5%±0.6 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,768±$14k about the NH average |
$96,326±$5kLowest about the NH average |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,800±$20kLowest about the NH average |
$403,900±$11k about the NH average |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$126Lowest 11% 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 | $7,522 13% above NH |
$6,799Lowest about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.6%±15.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Milford and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9% NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.9% NH: 72.8% |
55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
26 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #55 of 120 in NH | #67 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Milford School District | Nashua School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | Milford High School | Nashua High School South | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
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.