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Nashua vs Dummer vs Hudson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Hudson has the highest household income ($124k).
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 | Nashua | Dummer | Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 91,294Highest |
299Lowest |
25,557 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40±1.3Lowest 8% below NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
45.7±1.9 6% above NH |
| Dummer and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±1.2 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.8%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer 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% |
21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
34.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±0.6 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
7%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Hudson 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 |
$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
$124,213±$6kHighest 25% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $403,900±$11k about the NH average |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$438,900±$11kHighest 9% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,737±$41Highest 16% above NH |
— | $1,735±$123Lowest 16% above NH |
| Nashua and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,799Highest about the NH average |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$6,636 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±4.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
34.3%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 7.8% NH: 7.2% |
9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the NH average |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
31 minHighest 18% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.4%±1.6 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.6%±3.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hudson and Nashua 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 | #67 of 120 in NH | — | #63 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Nashua School District | — | Hudson School District |
| High school in town | Nashua High School South | — | Alvirne High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.