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Living Here
Nashua, proudly known as “The Gate City” presents itself as a distinctly “liveable” place. Its traditional New Hampshire heritage combined with its progressive Northeastern urban qualities and vitality offers an attractive lifestyle opportunity. Nashua is the only community twice-honored by being named “The Best Place to Live in America” by Money Magazine. Nashua, New Hampshire is the kind of place to make the most of life.
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Downtown Nashua:
Downtown is the place that makes Nashua a memorable place, a distinctive place, a civic place, a historic place, an eternal place, and an authentically human place. Downtown Nashua is not only about visiting, shopping, and dining; it is most excitingly becoming recognized as a great place to live and work. Read more >>
Discover Downtown
Great American Downtown, Inc.
Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce
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Public Schools:
Nashua's schools and “schoolhouses” have for generations been the pride of the neighborhoods, the community, and indeed the State of New Hampshire. Our school buildings, from historic to the most modern, span every section of the city; they serve as epicenters of our neighborhoods, and serve as the generators of hope and promise for the city's bright future. Read more >>
Explore our Schools
City of Nashua School Department
New Hampshire PTA
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Advanced Learning & Higher Education:
New Hampshire's first Lyceum was established in Nashua before 1830. The Nashua Lyceum was chartered to encourage, advance, and establish a shared culture and heritage of higher education and enlightenment among all citizens of Nashua. Nashua's educational legacy continues today as the center of an impressive community of highly recognized and regarded institutions of higher education. 
Explore Institutions
Rivier College
Daniel Webster College
New Hampshire Community Technical College
Hesser College
The St. Joseph School of Nursing
Southern NH University
Nashua Adult Learning Center
University System of New Hampshire
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Our Neighborhoods: 
Nashua's neighborhoods offer a great diversity in compactness, affordability, open space, housing-type, ethnicity, culture, history, architecture, and street character. In each neighborhood there will be a fine school and well-maintained park for the benefit and health of our youth. Whatever your lifestyle or family preference, you will discover the “right” neighborhood in Nashua.
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Related organizations and departments:
Nashua Regional Planning Commission
City of Nashua Assessing Department
The Telegraph Neighbors Section
City of Nashua Urban Programs Department
Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Nashua, Inc.
Nashua Historical Society, Inc.
Nashua School Department
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Public Places:
Nashua's wonderful quality of social cohesion and community distinctiveness is built upon our safe, clean, vibrant, and unique public gathering places. Living in Nashua means coming together with family, friends, and neighbors, sharing in the “people-places” that really make Nashua a memorable place worth caring about. Read more >>
Discover Public Places:
City of Nashua Parks & Recreation Department
The Great American Downtown Inc
The Mine Falls Advisory Committee
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Cultural Diversity:
Nashua has always been on the vanguard of cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity in the State of New Hampshire. All are and have always been welcome in Nashua, as it has served and will continue to serve as a location that one and one's family may embark upon the “American Dream” of education, freedom, employment, liberty, investment, and unlimited opportunity. Read more >>
Related organizations and departments:
The Telegraph Neighbors Section
Nashua Interfaith Council
City of Nashua Office of the Mayor
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Volunteering:
Volunteerism is the most valued resource in Nashua. One may volunteer in the schools, at the library, at the hospitals, at the food pantries, at the senior centers, at the churches & synagogue, and at any number of social & human service organizations & institutions. This proud legacy of volunteerism is respectfully celebrated and supported by the Mayor's Volunteer Recognition Committee.
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Related organizations and departments:
The Community Council of Nashua
The United Way of Nashua
The Red Cross of Nashua
Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter
City of Nashua School Department
City of Nashua Office of the Mayor
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Planning the Future:
Nashua places great value upon Citizen Participatory Planning. The future vision of the city must be the product of diverse opinions, experiences, perspectives, interests, and hopes. The City encourages you to participate in creating a shared vision for Nashua's future. Read more >>
Related organizations and departments:
The Nashua Regional Planning Commission
City of Nashua Planning Department
City of Nashua Planning and Zoning Boards
New Hampshire Office of Energy & Planning
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Statistics:
The population of Nashua is approximately 89,000; the region continues to grow in population and socio-economic complexity, as does the State of New Hampshire.
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Related organizations and departments links:
Public Service of New Hampshire
Nashua Regional Planning Commission
US Census Bureau
State of NH Office of Energy and Planning
State of NH Department of Resources and Economic Development |
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