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Nashua, New Hampshire - Best Place to Live in America

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Real Estate Agent with BHG The Masiello Group

 Welcome to Nashua, New Hampshire      Nashua town hall

Nashua, New Hampshire ranked 93 out of the top 100 best small cities to live by Money Magazine in 2012. 

This is the third time Nashua, New Hampshire has been recognized by Money Magazine. 


Nashua ranked No. 1 as the Best Place to Live in America in 1987 and 1997.


     Nashua is home to many high tech companies such as BAE and Oracle.  Also, mentioned was the proximity to the Boston area and tax free shopping at Pheasant Lane Mall and the new outlets in Merrimack, New Hampshire.

    The original name for Nashua was Dunstable.  In 1836, the town adopted the Nashua River's Name "Nashaway" which means "a beautiful rive with a pebbly bottom" and "land between two rivers."

   Today Nashua is known as "The Gate City."

nashua river

     Nashua combines an excellent quality of life with being minutes from the New Hampshire Seacoast, the White Mountains and the Boston, MA area.

    One of the things people like about Nashua is that it has the feel of a small town, but has all of the amenities of a larger town.  Nashua has many beautiful parks.  One of my favorites parks is Greeley Park, where there are a lot of free events througout the spring, summer and autumn months of the year.

   There is not shortage of culture in Nashua.  It has a symphony, theater, entertainment and baseball.  It also has an award-winning Newspaper, The Telegraph.

    Nashua has numerous schools, both public and private which range from pre-school though college.

    Downtown Nashua has many wonderful restaurants, botiques and entertainment as well as a vibrant business community.  Recently, downtown Nashua began offer free wifi.

    Nashua has many styles of homes and housing options ranging from Single family homes, condominiums, multi-family homes and rentals.

downtown Nashua

   

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  Discover the New Hampshire Advantage.  New Hampshire was named the Most Livable State in America and the Safest State in America in 2010 and the Third Healthiest State in America.

If you would like more information about Nashua or the surrounding towns, it would be my pleasure to show you around the Gate City.  Just email RealEstateAgentNH@gmail, call or text 603.566.1715.

________Disclaimer: Information herein may come from various sources, some of which may not be reliable and may change without any notice. Joan Whitebook does not guarantee or is any way responsible for the accuracy of the information in this blog and information provided is without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Information on this blog represents the opinions and ideas of the author; comments by others may not express the views of the author. Joan Whiteook, BHG, The Masiello Group, 603.889.7600 Copyright © 2012 By Joan Whitebook,"Nashua, New Hampshire - Best Place to Live in America" ©all photos 2012 by Joan Whitebook

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George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Joan, this is a excellent informative blog on Nashua, NH.  And congratulation on making the top 100 list for Money Magazine.

Aug 21, 2012 03:42 AM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Ty -  You are invited to visit Nashua, New Hampshire.  Just let me know when you will be arriving!

Caron ~  New Hampshire is a beautiful state -- from top to bottom!

George ~  Hope you get to visit New Hampshire soon~

 

Aug 21, 2012 04:32 AM
Ellie Penaranda
239.776.5077 Downing-Frye Realty - Naples, FL
Naples Florida Real Estate - Waterfront & Beach Co

Joan, I have to admire who much information about Nashua you managed to fit in.  Great community post.  Always intrigued by the meaning of any name, so glad you included this interesting tidbit about Nashua.  Have a great day.

Aug 21, 2012 04:58 AM
Barbara Altieri
Better Homes and Gardens RE Shore and Country Properties - Shelton, CT
REALTOR-Fairfield County CT Homes/Condos For Sale

Joan -- Outstanding localism post on Nashua New Hampshire. Educational, informative and a post your readers must bookmark and keep handy for all the great links you included.

Aug 21, 2012 11:28 AM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Joan I have become familar with Nashua NH through your posting.  Congrats to Nashua for once again being recognized as a geat place to live.  You really highlighted many reasons why people would want to make it home.

Aug 21, 2012 02:19 PM
Andrea Bedard
Thompson Company, REALTORS® 240.593.2860 - Silver Spring, MD
Fluent in Real Estate & German, M.A. ABR ASP CIPS

Hi Joan, thank you for taking me down memory lane! I used to live in Merrimack and loved the area .. your blog is making me want to come for a visit!

Aug 21, 2012 03:31 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Joan, what a great honor to be featured as #1!     Never been to Nashua, but should put it on my list!

Aug 21, 2012 11:03 PM
1~Judi Barrett
Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK
BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

Nashua just keeps coming up in the top!  Wonderful news.

Aug 23, 2012 12:54 PM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

lovely photos.  reminds me of my little southern town too.

Aug 24, 2012 01:01 PM
Lynda Eisenmann
Preferred Home Brokers - Brea, CA
Broker Associate ,CRS,GRI,SRES, Brea,CA, Orange Co

Hi Joan,

Sounds like Nashua NH is a great place to live. I'm curious about your photo in the lower left of your post, is that multi-family home?

Aug 24, 2012 03:21 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Ellie ~  Nashua is a great place to live.  Since I moved here, I thought it would be good to know a little about its history.

Barbara ~  Thanks for your kind words.  Nashua is a great place to call home. and I wanted to give folks a little bit background about this town.

Jennifer ~  You are not that far away.. I hope you get to visit Nashua one day.  It would be great to show you around.

Andrea ~  I hope you will soon be back to the Merrimack - Nashua area... When did you live there?

Joan ~  You certainly should put Nashua on your list.  You won't be disappointed.  The fall is the best IMHO.

Judi ~  I have enjoyed living on the East Coast and Nashua is a great place to call home.

Tammy ~  I think Nashua is a nice town. I hope to get to GA -- It is one of the states I have not visited, but I have learned a lot from your posts.

Lynda ~  I love the older homes in the Nashua area.  I am going to have to check into the home in the photo.. Thanks for the question.

Aug 25, 2012 12:33 PM
Renée Donohue~Home Photography
Savvy Home Pix - Allegan, MI
Western Michigan Real Estate Photographer

Nashua looks like a very amazing place to "call home"!  Love the new photo and hope all is well with you Joan!

Aug 26, 2012 10:07 AM
Peg Barcelo
Fluff My House! Home Staging Inc. 250.486.6369 - Summerland, BC
The FlufftasticStager from Summerland, BC

Joan, how wonderful to live in a place ranked so high! What a nice post that shows why! Thanx for sharing, I'll have to put visiting there on my bucket list!

Aug 27, 2012 09:30 AM
1~Judi Barrett
Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK
BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

Nashau has had some really good people in charge planning the development of the city for it to rank this high.  They can be proud.

Aug 28, 2012 01:33 PM
Regina P. Brown
MBA Broker Consultants - Carlsbad, CA
M.B.A., Broker, Instructor

I agree with Judi.  You're blessed to have good people who are taking care of the development of Nashua and maintaining its place as one of the best cities to live by.  Congratulations!

Aug 28, 2012 03:34 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Joan -- congratulations to you and Nashua -- wonderful photos and links plus free wi-fi!

Aug 29, 2012 02:46 PM
Beth Paterson
Reverse Mortgages SIDAC, LLC, NMLS #1790592 - Saint Paul, MN
CRMP, NMLS #342859

It's been years since I've been there, but Nashua is beautiful.  I love the beautiful homes and the charm of the city.  Thanks for bringing back memories.

Aug 30, 2012 12:06 AM
Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional
Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL
Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

Hope you have a great RainCamp........I will not be able to make it, I have appointments in an hour.

Aug 30, 2012 12:53 AM
Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

You must be very proud of Nashua, Joan.  It does sound like a wonderful place to call home.

Aug 31, 2012 05:58 AM
Bill Gassett
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate

Joan it seems that Nashua is consistently on the list for the best places to live. This must be a help for your business:)

Sep 06, 2012 09:33 PM