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Nashua vs Concord vs Hollis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).
Concord has the most affordable homes ($351k median).
Hollis has the highest household income ($169k).
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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 | Nashua | Concord | Hollis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 91,294Highest |
44,375 |
8,603Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% NH: +4.6% |
+3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40±1.3Lowest 8% below NH |
40.7±1.3 6% below NH |
49.4±5Highest 14% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±1.2 NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Hollis and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
18.7%±1.5 NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hollis and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.3% NH: 40.6% |
57.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±0.6 NH: 6% |
6%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Concord and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,326±$5k about the NH average |
$84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$168,883±$22kHighest 71% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $403,900±$11k about the NH average |
$350,900±$13kLowest 13% below NH |
$675,900±$48kHighest 68% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,737±$41Highest 16% above NH |
$1,441±$43Lowest 3% below NH |
$1,598±$302 7% above NH |
| Nashua and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,799Lowest about the NH average |
$7,227 8% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±4.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
31.3%±19.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Nashua and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% NH: 7.2% |
8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
56.8% NH: 72.8% |
91.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the NH average |
23 minLowest 14% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 17.4%±1.6 NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
29%±6.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #67 of 120 in NH | #89 of 120 in NH | #8 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Nashua School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Nashua High School South | Concord High School | Hollis-Brookline High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
13.0Highest |
11.8Lowest |
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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.