Best PlacesNashua Historic District, Nashua, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nashua Historic District, Nashua, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Nashua Historic District, Nashua ranks 1,845th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nashua Historic District, Nashua
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Nashua Historic District, Nashua's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nashua Historic District, Nashua ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Nashua Historic District, Nashua ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Nashua Historic District, Nashua
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nashua Historic District, Nashua home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $85,838, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Nashua Historic District, Nashua's effective rate of 1.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nashua Historic District, Nashua
Nashua Historic District, Nashua runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Nashua Historic District, Nashua.
Who works in Nashua Historic District, Nashua, and how
Work in Nashua Historic District, Nashua centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Nashua Historic District, Nashua
The coast is about 44 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Nashua Historic District, Nashua, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Nashua Historic District, Nashua, month by month
Nashua Historic District, Nashua sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Nashua Historic District, Nashua
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nashua Historic District, Nashua
Schools across Nashua Historic District, Nashua average a C, better than 34% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Amherst Street SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Charlotte Ave Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Mt. Pleasant SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pennichuck Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Nashua High School NorthB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nashua Historic District, Nashua school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nashua Historic District, Nashua measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Nashua Historic District, Nashua against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Nashua Historic District, Nashua
Is Nashua Historic District, Nashua a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nashua Historic District, Nashua ranks 1,845th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on transit and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nashua Historic District, Nashua expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $366,084. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $85,838 median income, cost of living beats 58% of neighborhoods.
Is Nashua Historic District, Nashua safe?
Yes, Nashua Historic District, Nashua is safer than 94% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $214 per resident a year.
Compare Nashua Historic District, Nashua with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nashua Historic District, Nashua. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nashua Historic District, Nashua represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Nashua Historic District, Nashua detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nashua Historic District, Nashua: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nashua Historic District, Nashua: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nashua Historic District, Nashua: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nashua Historic District, Nashua: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nashua Historic District, Nashua detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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