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Nashua is a mid-size city of 91,294 people in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It's about 16 miles from Manchester, NH and 37 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $404k and rent runs about $2k a month.
91,294people
$404kTypical home
$1,737/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
57"Snow
233Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 91,294
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,961 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Boston, MA
- 16 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $404k (≈$2,547/mo)
- Median rent $1,737/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,003 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MHT airport
- 36 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 197 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 466 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hillsborough County: D+3 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk