Cost of living in Nashua, New Hampshire
Nashua, New Hampshire has about 91,294 people. Typical rent is $1,737 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $96,326 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #18 in New Hampshire on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,737 a month.
Nashua is a city in New Hampshire. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $96,326 a year.
- People
- 91,294
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,737
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $96,326
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $403,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,239
- Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $4.433
- New England (PADD 1A), week of October 12, 2026
Nashua, New Hampshire has about 91,294 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $403,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area) is $2,239 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area, prices sit at 105.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
New Hampshire does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Nashua's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical New Hampshire home paid 26.60¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Nashua's bill.
EIA does not publish a New Hampshire gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the New England (PADD 1A) all-grades price was $4.433 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,127.84 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in New Hampshire shares this price.
Among 59 places we list in New Hampshire with a rent figure, 6 have higher typical rent than Nashua.
Nearby places
- Hudson
Typical rent $1,722
Compare with Nashua - East Pepperell
Typical rent $1,620
Compare with Nashua - Pepperell
Typical rent $1,139
Compare with Nashua - East Merrimack
Typical rent $1,952
Compare with Nashua - Londonderry
Typical rent $1,952
Compare with Nashua - Groton
Typical rent $349
Compare with Nashua - Milford
Typical rent $1,557
Compare with Nashua - Lowell
Typical rent $1,625
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New Hampshire
Bigger places in New Hampshire
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.