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Living in Merrimack

In Merrimack, unemployment is 0.1% (2024).

Residents of Merrimack numbered 5,176 at the end of 2020. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 4.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population5,176people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary4,925EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent1,803EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate0.121%country median 4.6% — 97% belowOfficial source · api.census.gov
Recorded crime344offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 78% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean4.46µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than any other American city that publishes it, less recorded crime than 96% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 95% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Merrimack?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Merrimack.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Merrimack recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan18Official · national market
Median monthly rent1,803 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records4Official
Recorded property crimes96 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official

Is Merrimack a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker40%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 31–49%
Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on education · range 40–58%
Student37%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 27–47%
Family42%strong on family, weak on education · range 33–51%
Retirement35%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 24–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

9.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 473 of 5,176 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Merrimack is 0.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary4,925 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate0.121 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024api.census.gov6Official

What does a salary buy in Merrimack?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Merrimack median gross pay: €4,925 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,888of €3,774 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,774
Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year− €1,803
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent aboveincl.
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€1,888
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Merrimack Salary needed to live in Merrimack

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Merrimack. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Merrimack. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents265.3 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release7Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Merrimack when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Merrimack recorded a crime rate of 344 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

Recorded crime across major citiesMerrimack highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Merrimack highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Merrimack344
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents344 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting9Official
Recorded violent crimes6 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official

Mobility and administration

Merrimack's nearest airport was MHT, 9 km away and offered 13 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport13 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Distance to the nearest major airport9 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)MHT3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Merrimack. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Merrimack.

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Climate and air quality

Merrimack's monthly mean temperatures were −4.4°C in January and 22.6°C in July. Merrimack's monthly precipitation totalled 87.4 mm in January and 92.7 mm in July. Merrimack's maximum PM2.5 level reached 17.2 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Merrimack is 4.5 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean4.46 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData16Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.33 · Feb 3 · Mar 7.28 · Apr 14.72 · May 21.11 · Jun 25.78 · Jul 28.89 · Aug 28.11 · Sep 24.06 · Oct 17.11 · Nov 10.56 · Dec 4.44 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -10.17 · Feb -9.5 · Mar -4.78 · Apr 1.33 · May 7.78 · Jun 13.22 · Jul 16.33 · Aug 15.17 · Sep 10.67 · Oct 3.78 · Nov -1.39 · Dec -6.22 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -4.39 · Feb -3.28 · Mar 1.28 · Apr 8 · May 14.44 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 22.61 · Aug 21.61 · Sep 17.39 · Oct 10.44 · Nov 4.56 · Dec -0.889 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 87.38 · Feb 81.79 · Mar 109.5 · Apr 106.9 · May 99.06 · Jun 109.7 · Jul 92.71 · Aug 99.31 · Sep 102.9 · Oct 122.9 · Nov 98.55 · Dec 113.3 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading17.2 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)16Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean4.46 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)16Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Lowell ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.4 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.6 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.6 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share9.31 %31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Foreign residents473 people31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Population5,176 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202015Official
Population covered by crime statistics30,040 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official

Alternatives for people set on Merrimack

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

North Bethesda as a Merrimack alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 636 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 5,176 Merrimack+868%
  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,925 Merrimack+24%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 4.5 µg/m³ Merrimack+32%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 344 (2024) Merrimackno percentage
  • Foreign residents: 34.1% (2024) North Bethesda vs 9.3% (2020) Merrimackno percentage
Full comparisonMore about North Bethesda

Cities near Merrimack

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Litchfield 2.7 km away
Rent
1,975 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,388 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Bedford 9.1 km away
Rent
1,939 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,552 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Londonderry 9.8 km away
Rent
1,803 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,516 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Hudson 12.1 km away
Rent
1,591 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,076 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Manchester 14.1 km away
Salary
3,915 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Milford 14.2 km away
Rent
1,438 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,120 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Derry Village 15.1 km away
Rent
1,431 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,015 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Loxley5,176 residentsHamlin5,177 residentsHampton5,180 residentsWoodside5,181 residentsBangor borough5,171 residentsKensington5,171 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Merrimack?

The unemployment rate is 0.121 %. Source: api.census.gov.

Is the air quality good in Merrimack?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.46 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How safe is Merrimack?

Police recorded 344 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Merrimack?

The published population is 5,176 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Merrimack?

473 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

Is Merrimack a good place to live?

Merrimack may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Merrimack?

Litchfield, Bedford, Londonderry, Hudson, Nashua are near Merrimack. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Merrimack, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  1. 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
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  3. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  4. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
  5. ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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