Demographics & Housing Market Conditions
Housing Stock
SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING UTILIZES A LARGE PERCENTAGE
OF NASHUA’S LAND.
Single-family housing comprises 50%
of Nashua’s housing stock but
comprises 63% of the city’s residential
land acreage. Single- and two-family
structures together comprise 66% of
the city’s residential land acreage.
Conversely, residential units in
buildings with 50 or more units
comprise 20% of the city’s housing
stock but only utilize 5% of the city’s
residential land acreage. Since much
of the larger-scale multi-family
housing developments have been
constructed on larger parcels at the
edges of Nashua (see red parcels on
map), land consumption of similar
projects in the Downtown area would
likely have an even higher ratio of land
area to units.
If the City is looking to create more
housing opportunities to accommodate
future population and employment
growth, multi-family and mixed-use
development utilizes less land area per
unit than any other housing typology.
Nashua Housing Study - 16
Residential Land Area to
Unit Count Comparison
Source: City of Nashua Assessor Database,
RKG Associates
Structure % of % of
Type Land Area ___ Res. Units
1-Unit 63% 50%
2-Unit 3% 10%
3-Unit 1% 3%
4-9 Unit 1% 8%
10-20 Unit 0.2% 2%
21-50 Unit 0.5% 3%
51-100 Unit 1% 2%
100+ Unit 4% 18%
Mixed-Use 0.03% 0.5%
Nousing A% 0.04%
pow ose
Nursing Home 1% 2%
Other 22% 1%
Residential Type by Units in Structure
Source: City of Nashua
Units in Structure
1-Unit
2- Units
™® 3-Units
4-9 Units
GERD 10-20 Units
GD 21 -50units
51 - 100 Units
GD 101+ Units
GD Mixed-Use
Manu. Homes
GD Housing Auth.
GED Nursing Home
Other
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