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.
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.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet17Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan18Official · national market |
| Median monthly rent | 1,803 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records4Official |
| Recorded property crimes | 96 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI 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.
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
Merrimack 0.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 4,925 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 0.121 %country median 4.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | api.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.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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 above | incl. |
| 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 |
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.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Merrimack. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 265.3 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Area 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
Merrimack recorded a crime rate of 344 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.
Mobility and administration
Merrimack's nearest airport was MHT, 9 km away and offered 13 direct destinations.
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.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
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.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Merrimack 4.5
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 4.46 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -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 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -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 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 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 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information10Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 17.2 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)16Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 4.46 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US 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
By nationality
National passport90.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 9.31 % | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Foreign residents | 473 people | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Population | 5,176 people | 31 Dec 2020 | U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202015Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 30,040 people | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI 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.
South Peabody as a Merrimack alternative in the same region
60 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 17.3% South Peabody vs 9.3% Merrimack+86%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 919 (2025) South Peabody vs 344 (2024) Merrimackno percentage
- Median gross pay, city: €4,437 South Peabody vs €4,925 Merrimack−10%
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
Cities near Merrimack
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 1,975 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 5,388 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,939 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 5,552 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,803 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 4,516 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,591 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 4,076 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 3,915 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
- Rent
- 1,438 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 4,120 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,431 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 4,015 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Merrimack, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5b43b300642a16a7bb7a070c1e0d240b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/merrimack/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- ACS 2020-2024 5-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
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
- 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
- api.census.gov api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-26
- Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
- FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Places (layer 4 incorporated places, layer 5 CDPs; identical query) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-11
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
- U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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