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What Is It Like to Live in Nashua?

What it costs to live in Nashua, and how it compares with other New Hampshire cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

38

8th best value in New Hampshire

How much you get for what you pay, versus other New Hampshire cities.

Overall livability

43

7th overall in New Hampshire

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Nashua is home to about 90,659 people. A typical home runs $298,100 and a household earns around $78,500, a price-to-income ratio of 3.8. Among New Hampshire's cities, it ranks 8th for value and 7th overall.

Nashua at a glance

Median home price

$298,100

7th in NH of 9

Median rent

$1,416/mo

Median household income

$78,500

Home price to income

3.8x

Unemployment

5.0%

8th in NH of 9

School rating

7/10

3rd in NH of 9

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in NH of 9

Walk score

10/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within New Hampshire only. Updated 2026.