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Nashua vs Lima

383 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11× in Nashua) and average commute (13 min in Lima).

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Nashua, MTHomes around $139KMontana · 279 people

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Lima, MTHomes around $289KMontana · 218 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

NashuaHomes around $139K

Housing$139K typical home71% below the MT typical home SchoolsBetter than 17%of MT districts All about Nashua →

LimaHomes around $289K

Housing$289K typical home39% below the MT typical home All about Lima →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Nashua has more miles of trail

Nashua 3.3 miLima 0.3 mi

Average commute13 min

Lima has the shorter commute

Nashua 18 minLima 5 min

Seasonal homes+24 pts

Lima has more second homes

Lima 29.4%Nashua 5.4%

Work in town+12.9 pts

More of Lima’s workers stay in town

Lima 14.1%Nashua 1.2%

Homeowners+9.4 pts renters

Nashua has more renters

Lima 94.2%Nashua 84.8%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $830 more a month in Lima

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Nashua$830/mo

Typical home $139K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

Lima$1,660/mo

Typical home $289K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · Housing →

The difference: $830 a month, about $10,000 a year, between Lima and Nashua.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Montana ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

C−NashuaBetter than 17% of districts in the state –LimaNot graded

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

NashuaLima

Snow a year41″53″

January low6°F 11°F

July high86°F 83°F

Growing season (days)145d 89d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 75th

Outdoors & history

NashuaLima

Trails3 mi 0 mi

Conserved land11.2%7.9%

Settled1888 —

National Register places1 —

Archive photos—4

Famous people born here—1

Community

NashuaLima

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

383 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NashuaMT LimaMT

Nashua ↔ Lima383 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Montana average

NashuaLima

People

Population 279Highest 218Lowest

Median age 54.1±9.1Highest 34% above MT 54±12.7Lowest 34% above MT

Nashua and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 17.6%±7.2Highest MT: 21% 16.1%±14.8Lowest MT: 21%

Nashua and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 32.6%±5.6Lowest MT: 20.1% 37.6%±5.3Highest MT: 20.1%

Lima and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.5%Highest MT: 35.2% 20.1%Lowest MT: 35.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±2Highest MT: 5.2% 0%±7.1Lowest MT: 5.2%

Nashua and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $80,313±$43kHighest 11% above MT $53,871±$1kLowest 26% below MT

Nashua and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $141,700±$59kLowest 62% below MT $189,100±$19kHighest 50% below MT

Lima and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $800±$294 26% below MT —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,220Highest 55% below MT $1,153Lowest 57% below MT

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Highest MT: 44.8% 0%±100Lowest MT: 44.8%

Nashua and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 17.2%Lowest MT: 11.5% 18.8%Highest MT: 11.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Lowest MT: 69.2% 94.2%Highest MT: 69.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 24 yrs older than MT 1964Highest 17 yrs older than MT

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 4% below MT 5 minLowest 72% below MT

Work from home 1.9%±2.7Lowest MT: 12.5% 9.2%±8.3Highest MT: 12.5%

Lima and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 14.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 40.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Lowest 0.97Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Glasgow (51%)Butte-Silver Bow (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LimaFew work in Nashua

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 11.2%Highest 7.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 4.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 70.0Highest 66.9Lowest

Schools

School district Nashua K-12 SchoolsLima K-12 Schools

High school in town Nashua High SchoolLima High School

Students per teacherat that high school 10.7Highest 4.2Lowest

Montana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Nashua neighborsTown Square →

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Lima neighborsTown Square →

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Towns like Nashua

Geraldine317 people · $106K homes

Stanford268 people · $208K homes

Winnett204 people · $176K homes

Medicine Lake213 people · $107K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.