New to Nashua, NH: a newcomer's checklist

Get your NH driver's license and register your car

New Hampshire gives new residents 60 days after establishing residency to get an NH driver's license (RSA 263:35); licenses are handled by the NH Division of Motor Vehicles. Nashua's Motor Vehicle Registration office at City Hall registers cars as a municipal agent for the state, so most transactions happen in one place. New residents (from another state or another NH town) book an in-person appointment online, up to two weeks ahead; renewals are walk-in only. Questions: 603-589-3200 or mvr2@nashuanh.gov.

• Motor Vehicle Registration · NH DMV

Property tax and sewer bills

Nashua's 2025 total rate is $16.83 per $1,000 of assessed value (NH DRA). The city's Tax & Wastewater Collections office handles property tax and sewer (wastewater) bills, which can be viewed and paid online; a new bill format started with the first 2026 bills. If your mortgage company pays through escrow, forward any bill to them. Questions: 603-589-3190.

• Tax & Wastewater Collections · Nashua property taxes and records

Trash and recycling

The Solid Waste Department collects most residential trash in automated carts, with single-stream recycling every other week on your trash day (Week A or Week B), out by 6:45 a.m. Leave 3 feet between carts and bins. The city's map tool shows your schedule. The Four Hills Landfill and Nashua Recycling Center is at 840 West Hollis Street.

• Trash and recycling schedule · Solid Waste Department

Water

Pennichuck Water Works, owned by the City of Nashua, supplies public water in the city; its office is at 25 Walnut Street. Some homes on the city's edges may differ, so ask how a home gets its water before you buy.

• Pennichuck · Well and septic guide

Dog license

Dogs 4 months and older must be licensed every year by April 30 (RSA 466:1), with proof of a current rabies vaccination, through the City Clerk's office, online or by mail.

• Dog licenses

Library card

Nashua Public Library is at 2 Court Street.

• Nashua Public Library

Registering to vote

Register with the City Clerk's office, or at the polls on Election Day. You must be 18 or older on election day, a U.S. citizen and domiciled in Nashua; bring proof of identity, age, citizenship and domicile.

• Elections and voter registration · NH Secretary of State

Schools

Nashua's public schools are run by the Nashua School District; enrollment and registration information is on its website.

• Nashua School District

Building or renovating

• Building Safety Department

Your first year as a homeowner

• Escrow: your first escrow review usually comes about a year after closing; a tax change can change the payment.
• Abatement: if your assessment looks too high, the application is generally due by March 1 after the year's final tax bill.
• Keep your closing documents: they speed up any future refinance.

Buying or settled in Nashua? Tom MacDonald, a loan officer with Elite Mortgage Group who lives in nearby Litchfield, is glad to help. NMLS #2748687 · Company NMLS #2502308MBR.