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Nashua vs Ogunquit vs Merrimack
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Merrimack has the most kids (22% under 18).
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 | Ogunquit | Merrimack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 91,294Highest |
1,379Lowest |
28,164 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40±1.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
41.5±2.2 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±1.2 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Merrimack and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±1 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Merrimack 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±$5kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$127,219±$16kHighest 58% above U.S. |
| Merrimack and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $403,900±$11kLowest 21% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$458,600±$15k 38% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,737±$41Lowest 23% above U.S. |
— | $1,932±$147Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,799 118% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$7,345Highest 135% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±4.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.9%±9.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Nashua and Merrimack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #67 of 120 in NH | — | #58 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Nashua School District | — | Merrimack School District |
| High school in town | Nashua High School South | — | Merrimack High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 12.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.