Moving to Hudson: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Hudson means settling into a real, genuinely residential southern New Hampshire town across the Merrimack River from Nashua, with strong regional commuter access but a limited local job market of its own.
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Learn moreA Nashua-adjacent bedroom community
Hudson sits directly across the Merrimack River from Nashua, functioning substantially as a bedroom community for the Nashua-Manchester-Boston corridor rather than a jobs center in its own right.
Below-state-median property taxes
Hudson's effective property tax rate (~1.65%) runs below New Hampshire's own high statewide median (~1.82%), though still well above the ~1.02% national comparison figure.
A real, distinctive park anchor
Benson Park, the 166-acre former site of Benson's Wild Animal Farm, gives Hudson a genuinely distinctive recreational asset most comparable NH towns lack.
Key takeaways
- Hudson functions substantially as a Nashua-adjacent bedroom community with a limited local job base.
- Property taxes run below New Hampshire's own high statewide median, though above the national figure.
- Benson Park offers a real, distinctive 166-acre recreational anchor on the former Benson's Wild Animal Farm site.
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