Issues and Opportunities
Downtown Nashua
DEFINING THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
To identify the statistics relative to
Downtown Nashua and the surrounding
neighborhoods, RKG chose 20 Census Block
Groups that generally cover the area within
one-mile of Main Street in Downtown.
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Downtown Census Block Groups source: US Census, RKG Associates
These Block Groups also hold the highest f . V\ gm
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concentrations of renter households, lower
household incomes, lower sales prices, and Mine Falls SS a
a wider diversity of housing types. Pat SN qh
The Downtown area is a unique part of aN ee
Nashua in that it is both a focus of Qt
reinvestment and redevelopment, but also Qe
has a lot of naturally occurring affordable
housing due to the age and condition of
many of the structures. Downtown is also an
area that could help ease some of the
housing pressures by adding higher density
housing here thereby preserving the single-
family development pattern of other
neighborhoods.
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As the City considers how to steer
investment in Downtown, it is important to
recognize the impacts certain changes could
have on the existing population and the
range of housing currently in this area. The
following pages describe the unique
characteristics of the housing stock and
population within Downtown.
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