NH winters were a deal breaker for me so I left right after college. But I agree there are a lot of positives. BTW, I believe you are really from NH but you don’t have the accent.
It is becoming a state for the well to do. Housing costs have doubled in just a few years and rents have doubled too. There is basically no help for lower income NH residents. The waiting list is 6 to 8 years for housing and you have to have almost nothing and no income to qualify. A lot of what made NH special is also gone. Farms are rapidly disappearing and being replace with strip malls and chain stores. The southern part of the state has become another suburb of Boston area. I have lived in New England my whole life and will probably have to move to a cheaper part of the country soon in retirement.
It's true that New Hampshire has lots of small towns and wide open spaces, and it's a beautiful state. We have the lakes, rivers, mountains, and even the seacoast, which has unbelievable seafood. However, if you want to own a home with 5 or 10 acres of land you better have some money, because it isn't going to be cheap! Housing costs in the Granite State are high and keep going higher every year. The bottom line is statistically, most home buyers are coming to New Hampshire from Massachusetts, and unfortunately they bring their politics with them, which has pretty much ruined our state. It's also why the prices of homes keep going up and up. In fact, it's gotten so expensive that many people who grew up here can't afford to live here, and as a result, they're leaving. I don't recommend coming here unless you make over 100 thousand dollars a year because electric rates are high, the cost of home heating oil and liquid propane is high, and property taxes are outrageous. Not to mention, the cost to register and inspect your car and car insurance rates keep going up as well. Again, New Hampshire is a great place to live if you have money, but if you're just an average working stiff making less than 70 or 80 grand a year, you can't afford to live here. Sadly, that's why young people are leaving, which is why this state is full of old people, which is a huge problem.
I love the final remark
NH winters were a deal breaker for me so I left right after college. But I agree there are a lot of positives. BTW, I believe you are really from NH but you don’t have the accent.
Yeah winters are rough. And that's funny, of course being from here I didn't know we had an accent. lol
It is becoming a state for the well to do. Housing costs have doubled in just a few years and rents have doubled too. There is basically no help for lower income NH residents. The waiting list is 6 to 8 years for housing and you have to have almost nothing and no income to qualify. A lot of what made NH special is also gone. Farms are rapidly disappearing and being replace with strip malls and chain stores. The southern part of the state has become another suburb of Boston area. I have lived in New England my whole life and will probably have to move to a cheaper part of the country soon in retirement.
It's true that New Hampshire has lots of small towns and wide open spaces, and it's a beautiful state. We have the lakes, rivers, mountains, and even the seacoast, which has unbelievable seafood. However, if you want to own a home with 5 or 10 acres of land you better have some money, because it isn't going to be cheap! Housing costs in the Granite State are high and keep going higher every year. The bottom line is statistically, most home buyers are coming to New Hampshire from Massachusetts, and unfortunately they bring their politics with them, which has pretty much ruined our state. It's also why the prices of homes keep going up and up. In fact, it's gotten so expensive that many people who grew up here can't afford to live here, and as a result, they're leaving. I don't recommend coming here unless you make over 100 thousand dollars a year because electric rates are high, the cost of home heating oil and liquid propane is high, and property taxes are outrageous. Not to mention, the cost to register and inspect your car and car insurance rates keep going up as well. Again, New Hampshire is a great place to live if you have money, but if you're just an average working stiff making less than 70 or 80 grand a year, you can't afford to live here. Sadly, that's why young people are leaving, which is why this state is full of old people, which is a huge problem.
Nah don’t come to nh it sucks