Issues and Opportunities
Financial Resources of Homebuyers and Renters
NASHUA HAS VERY DISTINCT BREAKS FOR HOUSEHOLD
INCOME AND HOME PURCHASING POWER.
Based on the data collected and analyzed for Nashua, it
appears there are three distinct groups of home buyers
and renters in the city: upper income buyers and renters,
moderate income, and lower income. The upper income
group accounts for 49% of all households, while the
moderate or middle-income comprise about 27%, with the
lower income households accounting for 24%.
The purchasing power of the top 34% of households is
about $100,000 greater than the bottom 50% of
households. These households can afford purchase prices
starting at $331,000 which is a higher price point than
what most homes in Nashua sell for. This means there are
higher income households purchasing or renting homes at
prices below what they could afford, should they choose to
do so.
Conversely, households in the middle- and lower-income
brackets must compete with greater numbers of
households looking for rental and for-sale product given
the overall lack of supply at the high end.
To put this in perspective, the median sales price of a
housing unit sold in Nashua was $321,300 while the
median gross rent was $1,287.
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Upper
Moderate
Lower
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ASSOCIATES INC
Renting and Purchasing Capacity of Nashua Households, 2018
Source: ACS 2018, RKG Associates
Household
Income
$100,000+
$75,000 - $99,999
$50,000 - $74,999
$35,000 - $49,999
$20,000 - $34,999
$0 - $19,999
Households
% #
34% 12,259
15% 5,431
16% 5,816
11% 4,017
12% 4,411
12% 4340
Maximum Affordable
Rent Range
$2,500+
$1,875 - $2,500
$1,250 - $1,875
$875 - $1,875
—_ =p
$500 - $875
$O - $500
Home Purchasing
Power
$331,000 +
$249,000 - $331,000
$166,000 - $249,000
$116,000 - $166,000
$66,000 - $116,000
SO - $66,000
