Best PlacesSouth End, Nashua, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South End, 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.
South End, Nashua ranks 1,851st 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 South End, 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.
South End, Nashua's strengths and weaknesses
Where South End, Nashua ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where South End, Nashua ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South End, Nashua
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South End, Nashua home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $101,885; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 South End, Nashua's effective rate of 1.60%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South End, Nashua
South End, Nashua's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South End, Nashua.
Who works in South End, Nashua, and how
Work in South End, Nashua centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in South End, Nashua
South End, Nashua has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 41 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of South End, Nashua and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South End, Nashua, month by month
South End, 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 South End, Nashua
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around South End, Nashua
Schools across South End, Nashua average a C−, better than 26% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Bicentennial Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- New Searles SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Green Acres SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elm Street Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Fairgrounds Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Henry J. Mclaughlin Jr. Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Nashua High School SouthB+ · 54% proficient
- Nashua High School NorthB+ · 51% proficient
- Manchester Memorial High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South End, Nashua school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South End, 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 South End, Nashua against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South End, Nashua
Is South End, Nashua a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South End, Nashua ranks 1,851st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low taxes, low crime, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on transit and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South End, Nashua expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $377,623. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $101,885 median income, cost of living beats 72% of neighborhoods.
Is South End, Nashua safe?
Yes, South End, Nashua is safer than 96% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $198 per resident a year.
Compare South End, Nashua with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South End, Nashua. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South End, 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.
South End, Nashua detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South End, Nashua: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South End, Nashua: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South End, Nashua: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South End, Nashua: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South End, 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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