Milford vs Nashua

A side-by-side comparison of Milford and Nashua: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nashua has the higher population (91,131 vs 8,857 in Milford). Nashua has the higher median household income ($92,457 vs $81,042 in Milford). Nashua has the higher median home value ($373,100 vs $337,900 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Nashua
Population	8,857	91,131
Median age	38.9 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$81,042	$92,457
Median home value	$337,900	$373,100
Median gross rent	$1,388	$1,652
Housing units	3,933	38,462
Homeownership rate	60.9%	56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	40.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Nashua
Population	8,892 → 8,857 (-0.4%)	88,815 → 91,131 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$73,772 → $81,042 (+9.9%)	$74,995 → $92,457 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$233,800 → $337,900 (+44.5%)	$267,900 → $373,100 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,198 → $1,388 (+15.9%)	$1,281 → $1,652 (+29.0%)

Milford

Population

8,8928,857

Median household income

$73,772$81,042

Median home value

$233,800$337,900

Median gross rent

$1,198$1,388

Nashua

Population

88,81591,131

Median household income

$74,995$92,457

Median home value

$267,900$373,100

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,652

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Nashua
Under 5	7.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	13.5%	13.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	15.7%	17.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	9.7%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.2%	9.8%
75 and over	8.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Nashua
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	71.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Nashua
No high school diploma	5.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	35.3%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Nashua
Drove alone	77.9%	72.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	8.9%
Public transit	0.4%	1.3%
Walked	3.3%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.0%	15.0%
Other means	0.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Nashua
1-unit, detached	45.0%	44.7%
1-unit, attached	8.8%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	21.0%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	14.0%
20 or more units	14.9%	17.9%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Nashua
Poverty rate	6.2%	7.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1977	1974