Town Hall · Nashua

Nashua, NH town hall & government

Nashua spent $511.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,610 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Nashua's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Nashua

James W. DonchessMayorSince 2016 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Meetings

Coming up at Nashua's town hall

  • Sep 28Mon · 6:00 pm
    Historic District CommissionRoom 208, 2nd Floor, 229 Main Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 28Mon · 7:00 pm
    Board of AldermenSpecial Board of Aldermen - Public Hearing R-26-057Aldermanic Chamber, 229 Main Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 28Mon · 7:15 pm
    Budget Review CommitteeBudget Review Committee - 9/28/26Aldermanic Chamber, 229 Main Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 29Tue · 6:00 pm
    GeneralResource Center - Stakeholders229 Main St, Auditorium Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 30Wed · 12:00 pm
    Cultural Connections Committee229 Main St, 3rd Floor Auditorium Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 30Wed · 3:00 pm
    Board of Public WorksHolman Stadium Activation Committee - BPW SubcommitteeHolman Stadium, 67 Amherst Street Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Nashua's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Nashua's money goes

Spent
$511.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,610
spending per person
Long-term debt
$466.6 million
$5,118 per resident
Schools
$244.5 million48%
Water & other utilities
$60.2 million12%
Police
$39.3 million8%
Fire
$34.7 million7%
Sewer & trash
$28.3 million6%
Roads & transportation
$23.5 million5%
Interest on debt
$20.3 million4%
Paid to other governments
$13.3 million3%
Parks & libraries
$11.6 million2%
Administration & buildings
$10.4 million2%
Housing & development
$8.7 million2%
Health & welfare
$5.7 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$864,000<1%
Other
$10 million2%

Nashua runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other New Hampshire cities.

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • From the state 22%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Nashua

Full-time staff
2,564
282 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
166
and 152 full-time firefighters
Schools
1,668 full-time252 part
Police
223 full-time3 part
Fire
168 full-time
Water & other utilities
129 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
90 full-time15 part
Roads & transportation
78 full-time
Sewer & trash
66 full-time
Parks & libraries
60 full-time7 part
Health & welfare
37 full-time2 part
Housing & development
29 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
6 full-time
Other
10 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nashua School District

Nashua's K–12 school district. The schools are run by Nashua, so this money is part of the budget above.

Spending per pupil
$19,592
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
9,863
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$142.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Hampshire districts overall: 64% local, 28% state, 8% federal

  • Local 50%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $19,592 per pupil, $11,981 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Nashua pay

Typical tax bill
$6,799
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$403,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Nashua's government

🏛️ Official websitenashuanh.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Nashua →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nashua

Nashua is represented in Congress by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Margaret Wood Hassan and Representative Maggie Goodlander. Kelly Ayotte is governor.

All of Nashua's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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