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Nashua vs Newfields 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).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Hudson has the oldest population (median age 45.7).
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 | Newfields | Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 91,294Highest |
2,023Lowest |
25,557 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40±1.3Lowest 8% below NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
45.7±1.9Highest 6% above NH |
| Hudson and Newfields 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% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.8%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±1 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±2.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±0.6Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
7%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,326±$5kLowest about the NH average |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$124,213±$6k 25% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $403,900±$11kLowest about the NH average |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$438,900±$11k 9% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,737±$41 16% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,735±$123Lowest 16% 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 | $6,799 about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,636Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±4.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
34.3%±7.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Nashua and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
31 minHighest 18% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.4%±1.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.6%±3.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Hudson 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 | Newfields School District | Hudson School District |
| High school in town | Nashua High School South | None in town | Alvirne High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.