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Hudson, NH
Top 100 rank: N/A
Population: 8,200
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City stats |
Best places avg. |
Median family income (per year) |
$66,813 |
$90,316 |
Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$57,399 |
$82,867 |
Sales tax |
0.00% |
6.74% |
State income tax rate (highest bracket) |
n/a |
6.38% |
State income tax rate (lowest bracket) |
n/a |
2.74% |
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state) |
$1,843 |
$2,121 |
Job growth % (2000-2006) |
6.63% |
13.41% |
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City stats |
Best places average |
Average home price |
$281,459 |
$359,352 |
Average property taxes
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n/a |
$3,585 |
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City stats |
Best places average |
Colleges, universities and professional schools (within 30 miles) |
19 |
29 |
Junior colleges and technical institutes (within 30 miles) |
8 |
18 |
Test scores reading (% above/below state average) |
-2.2% |
20.1% |
Test scores math (% above/below average) |
-4.0% |
24.8% |
% students attending public/private schools (located within town limits) |
100.0/0.0 |
91.1/8.9 |
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City stats |
Best places average |
Air quality index* (% of days AQI ranked as good) |
89.3% |
77.3% |
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
3 |
1.3 |
Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
45 |
20.6 |
Median commute time (in minutes) |
21.2 |
23.1 |
% population with commute 45 mins. or longer |
18.8% |
15.6% |
% population walk or bike to work |
1.8% |
2.7% |
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City stats |
Best places average |
Movie theaters (within 15 miles) |
18 |
30 |
Restaurants (within 15 miles) |
1,561 |
2,899 |
Bars (within 15 miles) |
129 |
287 |
Public golf courses (within 30 miles) |
128 |
125 |
Libraries (within 15 miles) |
40 |
71 |
Museums (accredited by AAM; within 30 miles) |
14 |
11 |
Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
50 |
17 |
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
1 |
1 |
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City stats |
Best places average |
Annual rainfall (inches) |
45.43 |
40.18 |
% clear days in the area |
25 |
28 |
High temp in July ° F |
82.5° |
86.1° |
Low temp in Jan ° F |
12.1° |
24.0° |
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City stats |
Best places average |
Has health plan (% of residents) |
92.1% |
90.5% |
Body mass index (avg. for residents) |
27 |
27 |
Diabetes rates (% of residents diagnosed) |
8.8% |
9.3% |
Hypertension rates (% of residents diagnosed) |
26.2% |
30.6% |
Elder-care facilities** |
85 |
107 |
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City stats |
Best places average |
Median age |
36.9 |
36.8 |
Completed at least some college (% of residents) |
50.3% |
72.4% |
Married |
55.0% |
60.8% |
Divorced |
11.6% |
8.0% |
Racial diversity index (100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
16.2 |
59.2 |
Amount spent on vacations (domestic and foreign, household avg. per year) |
$7,528 |
$8,250 |
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