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Nashua, NH vs Biddeford, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Biddeford, is 26% less than it is in Nashua and is 19% below the National Average.
- Nashua unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Biddeford unemployment rate is 5.4%.

Economy
 Nashua, NHBiddeford, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.8%5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.1%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.3%39.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,262$33,413$37,638
 Household Income$78,501$58,142$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,087$74,932$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Nashua, NHBiddeford, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.1%7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.7%9.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%11.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.0%8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%10.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.3%10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.2%11.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.9%15.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.0%5.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.3%5.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Nashua, NHBiddeford, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.8%15.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.3%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.4%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%3.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%4.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.4%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%3.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%23.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.0%9.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.1%15.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Nashua    13 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Twenty or so years ago, this was a pretty nice city. Convenient and safe. Now, at least over the past decade-to-decade and a half, it's changed for the worse. Mainly the  More

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Did a short term stay here for work, it was the most depressing place I could ever imagine. Boring, unfriendly people, freezing winter, crap restaurants, and horrible  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have lived in many places across southern NH - and Nashua is by far the most community oriented place I have lived. The Library, Main Street initiatives, and parks  More

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Reviews for Biddeford    3 Reviews

The cost of living in Maine is very high. I moved to Biddeford from Boston so we could afford to buy our first home. We had just had a baby and felt it was important to  More

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Over 16 years ago

I don't live in Biddeford, but I visit frequently and it is a nice little Maine town. It has a little of the strip growth and still maintains the older part of town.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Was big in sheeting and blankets. Very large portionof the people are  More

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ZIPS IN NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
03060 03062 03063 03064
ZIPS IN BIDDEFORD, MAINE
04005 04006

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