Hudson vs Peterborough

A side-by-side comparison of Hudson and Peterborough: population, income, housing, and more.

Hudson and Peterborough are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hudson has the higher population (7,105 vs 2,343 in Peterborough). Hudson has the higher median household income ($88,193 vs $81,836 in Peterborough). Hudson has the higher median home value ($330,700 vs $323,700 in Peterborough).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Peterborough
Population	7,105	2,343
Median age	46.1 yrs	59.6 yrs
Median household income	$88,193	$81,836
Median home value	$330,700	$323,700
Median gross rent	$1,561	$1,310
Housing units	3,257	1,580
Homeownership rate	76.8%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	53.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Peterborough
Population	7,486 → 7,105 (-5.1%)	2,971 → 2,343 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$77,628 → $88,193 (+13.6%)	$60,324 → $81,836 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$237,000 → $330,700 (+39.5%)	$224,700 → $323,700 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,177 → $1,561 (+32.6%)	$870 → $1,310 (+50.6%)

Hudson

Population

7,4867,105

Median household income

$77,628$88,193

Median home value

$237,000$330,700

Median gross rent

$1,177$1,561

Peterborough

Population

2,9712,343

Median household income

$60,324$81,836

Median home value

$224,700$323,700

Median gross rent

$870$1,310

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Peterborough
Under 5	1.9%	0.4%
5 to 17	14.2%	7.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	2.4%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.1%
35 to 44	14.9%	12.2%
45 to 54	15.3%	13.8%
55 to 64	18.1%	17.2%
65 to 74	12.0%	15.7%
75 and over	7.6%	20.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Peterborough
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	92.4%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Peterborough
No high school diploma	6.5%	4.5%
High school graduate	36.7%	15.4%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	24.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Peterborough
Drove alone	79.1%	80.2%
Carpooled	5.7%	0.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	15.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Peterborough
1-unit, detached	58.7%	47.9%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	20.4%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	17.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Peterborough
Poverty rate	4.6%	8.1%
Average household size	2.25	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1972	1956