I Drove Through The WORST Parts Of New Hampshire. This Is What I Saw.
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- The worst areas of New Hampshire are really bad. Wow!
For this episode of dashboard tours, I took i93 south from Concord, the capital of New Hampshire and headed to the city of Manchester. My goal would be to drive through one of the very few bad areas in the whole state of New Hampshire. The area I picked is in a rundown part of town just outside of downtown Manchester. But as you’ll see, bad for New Hampshire would be good for a lot of the rest of the country.
It was a late winter day, but the sun shone bright. The day was Sunday, March 21, 2021 at about 1 pm.
We’re going to begin downtown to lend some perspective. As you can see lots of people were out and about and downtown is very vibrant. Then, we’ll turn into a neighborhood that’s widely considered to be the most rundown and crime ridden in Manchester. There’s a reason people in New Hampshire call this place ManchVegas.
Here’s the route you’ll take. Again, once we get into the bad part of town you can make your own assumptions. To me, it wasn’t that bad at all, but I had just been to Philadelphia a couple days ago, so my perspective is skewed at this point. This also puts into perspective just how good a state New Hampshire is. I mean if this is one of the worst areas in the state, then they are quite lucky, I’d say.
Here is the rest of Manchester New Hampshire’s worst areas, and some of the worst areas in this entire state.
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This worst section of town would be the best section of town in dozens of American cities.
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I'm from Manchester its nothing. I just watched some YT videos of Kensington Ave or whatever on Philly. Man oh man. Shooting up in front of cops no repercussions. Checkout some videos. Wild
That is an understatement!! I love visiting NH , especially North Conway. The people, scenery and laid back atmosphere, sure make the life easy
@@shakazulu5819 there's plenty of black people in Latinos here. Definitely more white people but plenty of every race
You drove right past my house! This area is clearly not the best part of Manchester but it's as affordable as it gets. Our unit is a 2 story 3-bedroom townhouse and has a private driveway and private fenced back yard with a deck. We would never be able to afford this in downtown Boston. I know because I've lived in downtown Boston. Manchester is a very livable city - not too small, not too big. We don't have the immense gridlock of the bigger cities but we're big enough to have lots of options for shopping, recreation and cultural events. And we're about an hour away from the mountains, the ocean, and Boston if you crave a big city experience.
I know my hubs family had a place in Boston back in the day(50-80’s I think) if they sold it today’s market they’d get over a million dollars for it
I'm from Charlotte North Carolina and I was married to a girl from Manchester New Hampshire I liked it there I work for this company from out of suncook New Hampshire Rodger lavoie swimming pool company that was back in 1976 I worked all over Manchester New Hampshire and Concord New Hampshire allenstown hooksett Hanover Pembroke I love New Hampshire hadn't been back there since 19 77 we divorced and I just never went back
How much $$$
Looks like the only thing missing in Manchester is a few major sports teams like an NFL team, NBA team, NHL team, and a MLB team. That would really bring in new residents to the city. Manchester have been growing over the years.
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Bad parts of New Hampshire look better than most parts of Ohio… even the “decent areas”
East Cleveland or Dayton or Akron??🤔
@@mariooliveira6780 Akron is rough. I know a guy from TH-cam that lives in a house valued at $30k when the average house is valued at $80k there.
Can confirm. I have lived in several areas of NH off and on since 2000, but lived near Dayton from2005-2008. To quote myself when we moved back to NH, "I'd rather be homeless in NH than own a home in OH.
I was just thinking, I live in Denver CO, and as nice as it is for a big city, it's not Manchester NH ghetto nice.
Well short of Cherry Creek, Country Club and Belcaro... those neighborhoods are like Long Island nice. But that's only 3 out of 78 neighborhoods. LOL
@@sarahbreisch4750 Jus gotta remember/comprehend - 'We're all a few paychecks, from being homeless' ! 💀
NH rocks. Just stinks that good-paying jobs can be tough to find in many areas. A ton of folks commute long distances to Mass for work, which is reasonable until winter kicks in.
With the pandemic and all, are they able to work from home
As a NH resident I will agree with you in the normal sense but due to Covid19 there's many different jobs aplenty at this time.
I think you are right.
Gets fun on old 125 in the winter 🥶
Lived in Dover,Rochester,Somersworth,and Portsmouth and some areas they showed in Manchester are quiet during the day but after 6:00 p.m. there's areas you shouldn't be in. Lived on and off in N.H. for 38 years.
They’re not lucky for having a nice state.. they are die hard about not allowing BS in that state.. Live free or die NH!!!
They aren't lucky, they're white. NH is one the whites states in the country and as such, it's not going to have the BS of other diverse states.
@@cadillacholmes4836 Lol, what apple dumpling cart did you fall off? There are lots of drugs in New Hampshire, especially Laconia.
Exactly! I moved to NH 4 years ago from the keys, NH is by far the best place i ever lived.. i will never move out of this state!
@@Joe_Bob_Trucking Plenty of bad white states with out of control drug problems and half the state on welfare living off the government. West Virginia comes to mind right away. Racists will always make everything about race though which you are.
Damn straight
This doesn't even show the worst parts of Manchester. It also looks like a ghost town, hardly anyone is out and about. This doesn't show anything even remotely "bad". This makes Manchester seem a lot nicer than it actually is.
probably because he went in the winter time as well. a different story in the summer
@@sammac92 as they say: "Sun's out guns out!"
Afraid to film in the REAL bad part of Manchester that's y u don't get to see parts of drown av....drive bys ..
Yeah, manchester is worse than some of the biggest "most" dangerous cities in the country now really. It's the rude, incompetent attitude of most people and the city doing nothing except making things worse. This video is the worst depiction of manch I've ever seen
Yeah…cross the river over to the west side between McGregor St & the Piscataquog River and it’s a different story. This side has rough parts, but it’s mostly chill during the daytime (save for a few places west of Chestnut St and to Elm St).
Over on the west side across the Merrimack River? Yeah, being out in the day is sketchy and while at night the city can be rough, it’s dangerous as all hell over there.
I grew up in NY and lived in Arizona for 6 years. During the pandemic, I moved to Manchester, NH. This isn't the bad spots, there are homeless and heroine addicts about a block from downtown. Thats pretty much it though. NH is a wonderful place minus the cost of housing and having to commute for jobs. Also, there is a massive housing shortage. Don't move there unless you have an apartment lined up... You'll be homeless. I really loved it there and was pleasantly surprised. Great people, great place, and surprisingly, great food!
I agree Kevin
civil structure has crashed. vast mid class lost
You forgot, "Great skiing".
The housing crisis is real here! Cost of living is very high as well. But a beautiful place to live. Have been here all my life.
I have lived here all my life and believe me there are some pretty bad areas. Homelessness is bad and not confined to a block. They have extended to other areas. They hit the downtown area on elm st shooting up drugs right in plane sight. Urinated and fecal matter on a daily basses around most businesses. One homeless person did it right in front of children caught on security camera! Mayor does nothing!
You went through on a cold Sunday early afternoon. All the drug addicts, drunks, and hookers were still sleeping. Go through on a Friday or Saturday night between 10 pm and 2 am in the summer
Shits not the hood 😂😂 id move there happily if the opportunity presented itself accordingly
Right where the homeless shelter is there's about 3 blocks that are rough but really not that bad .
DOVER, NH IS FULL OF JUNKIES. THEY STAY INSIDE THE TRAIN STATIONS DURING THE WINTERS! DUH!
Lol, that's the truth, brother. In any state or city. If you want to know the truth, go at night between 8:00pm and 12:00 midnight.
I live in Manchester and judging from the comments everyone is like oh that's not bad. Spend some time here, talk to the cops. The city is filled with homeless junkies. It's more Manch-Franciso than Manch-vegas. Do a run in the same area at night in July.
Manchester isn’t visually bad at all. But it’s what goes on through the back blocks that this guy doesn’t tell you. Plus he drove threw the areas that don’t have much action anyways. Lol. Not a good description at all.
Gotta love the drugged out zombies we have in the 603. Somersworth and Rochester are wonderful too👎.
He needs to come out at night
@@fredflintstone7125 Thats exactly the comment I was gonna leave!!
I was going to say, that is the outside, during daylight hours. He didn't mention the almost daily stabbings and shootings. It's not the houses and yards, sir. It's the people!!
It's worse at night but one thing about this bad section of Manchester N.H. is that everybody in that area knows everybody and that keeps crime in check preventing it from being real nasty
It really is all about watching out for each other, wherever you live.
@@653j521that explains a lot. Here in Miami FL, someone can rob you in broad daylight in front of a crowd of people and no one will do anything. When cops come to investigate, no one will come forward as a witness. This happened to my aunt.
One more comment: can’t wait until you do the “bad” parts of Vermont, which are even less “bad” than this!
Vermont has some pretty bad Ghettos and is much more lenient on Drug crimes. VERMONT caters to the poor who sell the drugs and the wealthy Drug consumers and is driving the middle class who pay most of the taxes out at alarming rates. I had to leave because unless you are completely in poverty and someone else's burden or you are already wealthy you can't make it in Vermont entirely to expensive.
Vermont has some quite bad areas, but they're not in cities, they're in smaller towns... we barely have what you could consider "cities" to begin with.
Gotta check out parts of Bennington and Rutland for this
@@RiftShad3COD Don't forget Brattleboro, Saint Johnsbury, Barre, St. ALBANS. The old North End, and Morrisville all big Crack and Heroin spots.
@@owenbackus8876 Okay but here me out. If anyone sees this and is from Bennington you know what I mean. Pleasant Street and Willowbrook. That’s all I should have to say
Manchester native and West Side resident for most of my life. About 40 years ago the Federal Government decided that Manchester would be a refugee relocation center. During those 40 years Manchester has had thousands of refugees dumped in our city. Most have been great citizens who have prospered and are a great part of the community. Going in the less favorable sections of the city and you will find the refugees and others who have not thrived. Overall though Manchester is thriving with high tech start ups and a young and growing population. You are near my house at the start of the video. Let me know of you come back again, I'd love to get together.
As a new Hampshire resident, I would not clasify that worst area of New Hampshire. I see well kept homes and tenement houses very well kept. I see no graffiti. I know this area , because I worked one time in this area as a freelance electrician. People paid their bills. Hence there are no worst areas of New Hampshire. In comparison to other states, i.ll take this area over any other area. The only problem I see with the state as a whole is high property taxes, high electric rates, and the severe lack of rail public transportation.
I was a New York City cop and moved to NH from 2000 to 2006 after retiring from the job. I lived in Bedford which is a suburb of Manchester, and my new job had me traveling throughout the entire state. There are some poor small towns but I never felt scared or threatened in any part of this state, and I know what I am looking at. NH is a great place to live and raise a family. It has beaches, mountains, lakes, and is close to Boston. Its just the cold winters that are a bit of a bummer. But if you like snow then you cant beat it. Its one of the best kept secrets in the US. Live free of die!!!
Live free (or) die!!!...opps
My best friend lived in Bedford until about ten years ago when he moved to San Diego. Bedford is a nice town. He is thinking about moving back to NH.
@@mikeb2206 Unless you have a degree in a field of work that thrives in New Hampshire, you will find it very unaffordable, in my opinion. I guess it depends on who is Governing the State. But, I find Governor Sununu to be such a flip-flopper. He said one thing and does another. He doesn't allow the State to offer much in the way of help and aid to the low-income citizens or the homeless. That's the major downside to this State. If you have a great job, making good money, then Yes! This is a very beautiful and great State to raise a family.
i lived in NH and then moved back to NY, I also lived in Bedford,,,NY lol
bedford Hills that is lol
I have lived in NH my entire life and before covid worked at the homeless shelter on Manchester st in Manchester. While it's by no means Lawrence, MA or NY city as far as crime goes, the amount of shootings, police stand offs and violent crime in general in Manchester, Nashua, and even Concord, NH has risen significantly along with the homeless rates (families and working people, not just addicts like everyone assumes). People can't afford to live here. It's crazy.
Laconia is bad too, born and lived my entire life in this state and I'm afraid I'll have to leave my home one day bc I can't afford to stay and there's not enough housing anywhere.
Its 97% addicts, 2% mentally ill, and 1% that actually work but are having a hard time getting housing. And dont tell me any different, i deal with them daily. Btw, if you cant afford to live some where, you move to a place that you can afford
If people can't afford their rent, why can't they receive assistance and Section 8? I have family in Manchester on Section 8 and as long as they're working, qualifying has never been an issue.
That’s because people from Massachusetts keep going to NH.
Manchester is easily becoming almost bad as Lawrence as much of shame as it is all the fentanyl comes from Lawrence and the 2 cities and very connected
Your summary at the beginning is spot on. I’ve lived in 11 states and NH was the nicest overall. Sure, it suffers from the same social issues as everywhere else - only less so. It’s a state where the worst parts are basically any of the low end apartments that have a Section 8 component. Not one area is dangerous to walk through, unlike what you see in most other states. It’s a really nice state, though the climate may be too cold for some.
Your description is a Manchester in the 90s. Not like that now. Homeless and crime goes up every year.
Try going to the white mtn. area, Rye beach, the seacoast, Winnipausauke or any of the lakes.This state is God's country!!😃
Manchester is def getting worse. With all the democrats coming it will be Chicago before you know it.
@@ericgilman6170 crime has been going down for years
@@tze1204I didn't look up actual stats. We don't live in a bad neighborhood but in the the last 3 years Its changed. Within the last 3 months I've had ask 2 different homeless people not to sleep in our apartment buildings stairwell. The tenant below us threatened a neighbor with a gun Had a standoff with the swat team for 8 hours,Had my bike stolen out of our garage, and had our car broken into last week . Most of these things don't show up on crime reports.
You didn’t visit the “tree streets” in Nashua. As bad as they are it’s still 10x better than a bad part of Boston. I love living in NH
Yep. I wouldn't walk in the tree streets at night and I'm from Nashua.
French Hill in Nashua is pretty sketchy too I live in Nashua as well
It's almost comical how many people I know and have met who have been jumped and/or stabbed in Nashua. Myself included.
@@heidimargaret306 I just moved outa French Hill shits getting bad over there
ash street baby lmfao
Didn't know there were "worst" parts of this state, lol.
There really aren’t lmao
There definitely are. Berlin, West Manchester, Somersworth, and Rochester for example are some other pretty bad places.
@@nepatrul6075 walk down the tree streets at night and see how that works out for you
no not at all. lot of druggies and homeless thou
You’ve clearly never been to Berlin
Proving once again why Vermont and New Hampshire are the best states
Maine is really the best state
@@lunisce it really is…
@@lunisce Hawaii is up there too
To me-
1- Minnesota
2- North Dakota
3- Vermont
4- Massachusetts
5- New Hampshire
@@HeortirtheWoodwarden SNOW!!!
I've been to Manchester to play a gig with my band. There was a notorious motorcycle club member at the door with a baseball bat as security. Funny, in New England, you can identify"bad neighborhoods" by fences in the front yards.
54 years old from New Hampshire never heard of fences being a sign of bad neighborhood
@@youtubehatesfreedom1870 Maybe it's a Mass thing.... but, when you see fences in the front yards. What kind of neighborhood are you in?
@@BrianMDIY one that likes its privacy sure don't think of crooks
@@youtubehatesfreedom1870 my point made.
@@BrianMDIY if privacy made your point OK
My son, who was raised in Florida, moved to NH 3 yrs ago. He loves it.
This explains the same exact thing with me! Born and raised in FL, moved to NH 3 years ago. And I love it!
@@silentvega2004 I will move there eventually. I love New England!
@@belle16117 yes, if you want the best then just stay out of the cities with higher population density, they're not horrible, but the people are interesting. It's basically like average America, but safer. Good luck :))
@@silentvega2004 I would live in the country, close to Keene.
@@belle16117 keene is quite nice from what I've heard. Never been there though.
Very good video. The on-street parking really narrows down the road. Must be a mess after a big snow storm.
We have blinking lights at the street lights for NO PARKING BANS before, during, and immediately after a major snow storm.
It's a heads up before being towed.
They also adopted an Odd/Even parking( park on the side of street on the day that is odd or even number by midnight) streets from November to April...or something like that, to make the streets easier to drive through. 🚗
No parking on the street after 11 p.m. From December 1st through April 1st
yup
Yeah we've got the blinking lights to signal parking bans but people ignore them and leave their cars on the road anyway. There isn't enough parking to get them off the road, so what are they supposed to do? I live on a tiny side street and our neighbors constantly leave their cars out cause they have no off street parking. The plow can barely get around them and it makes the streets a mess.
The worst parts of New Hampshire are better than the best parts of most states!
I live in a "not very good" neighborhood in a mid-sized college town in New Hampshire. Looks similar to what you've depicted in this video. I freely go walking in the neighborhood and I've never been harassed or felt unsafe. Neighbors are friendly, although some of them may have a substance abuse problem that I hope they're able to recover from. I live in this "less than" neighborhood because the rent is more affordable. For many of us, it comes down to living where the cost of housing is affordable.
Nashua?
Keene?
I was about to say Plymouth. Prob keen
@@waynv1835 no way it’s Durham def Keene or Nashua or Plymouth
I grew up in Keene and the problem with the cost of rent there is specifically due to having the college downtown. There are a lot of less than lovely neighborhoods around the college where the landlords get a fortune for a ghetto quality apartment because they don't rent them to just one person. Three or four students will all go in together on a large apartment that goes for say $2000/month, I'm just using a round number here for an example. If there are four kids living there that comes to $500/mo each which is cheap for them and they don't really care what the total monthly rent is. But then landlords that have apartments away from the college look at what these crappy apartments are going for downtown and say to themselves if they are getting this for that then I should be able to get lots more for my place that is in a much better neighborhood and in way better condition. This ends up making it really difficult for families or single people to be able to afford to live in Keene because the rent in nice areas is through the roof.
Take this ride on a friday in june. Would give you a much better perspective on the bad areas. It's not the buildings and neighborhoods that make it that way. But the people that live within
Manchester may have some of the worst parts in NH but it's overall not bad. The worst would be either Rochester or Berlin.
Back in the early '80s, I drove to Rochester, NH to buy a '69 Corvette from a guy for $3500. After getting there, he wouldn't sell it to me because I wasn't 18 y/o.
Nashua, aka Trashua, aka Nashghanistan.
I live right outside of Rochester in Farmington. Just alot of poor people and drugs. Not much else
There are areas in the smaller towns or out in the woods that are way worse than Manchester, but they get a pass because in NH "Manchester = bad"
I think a lot of people don't grasp that different neighborhoods of a city can vary wildly. Manchester has some crappy neighborhoods, but it also has some pretty nice neighborhoods too. It's all about what part of the city you're in.
I've never been to Berlin but based on what little I know about it, it seems terribly depressing.
I work all over Manchester. You really didn't drive through the bad parts.
It's a great city and I like working and living in it.
The roads looked good, the homes looked new or well kept, and the cars all seemed decent. It didn’t look too bad from what I was expecting. Even the bad areas still have good sized homes compared to the UK. I don’t think you’d want to live in a home in the U.K., you’d think it would be too small.
New Hampshire is a state with pretty much non-existent poverty. It’s an amazing state.
The structures in this video are pretty much all 100-250 years old. But yes, it looks like a comfortable area. Life is pretty good in NH.
I somewhat agree, least in UK the majority of houses are well built unlike some of these American homes which look great but too easy to break in to💯
Some of those large houses may have been divided into apartments.
@@rutter1ify People don't break into homes in the US. There's a reason we have low property theft (pew pew)
I lived in Dover, NH for a year for culinary school and before I left, there was a murder nearby where I was at...it was the first murder in many years...to me, it was amusing because I live in a city where murders happen frequently...I kinda miss those NH days...but I drove through that part of Manchester...it is not so bad compared to the downtown part of my city
I hope it wasn't actually "amusing"...
@@bluerfoot it was amusing to see how panicked they were, not the incident itself
@@7JCDivaYou’re not tough. You didn’t find it amusing. You’re just frontin. As usual.
I have lived in NH all my life, 58 years. I don't know Manchester well so it would be great to have this video narrated. Talk street signs. History of French, Hispanic, Italian, Irish areas and the changes over the years. As the the generations and ethnicities have forced out the thickly French areas for example, the neighborhood values and needs.
Am I understanding you correctly? Are you saying the French got pushed out by Hispanics so it sucks now?? I hope I'm completely misunderstanding your comment.
@@inescolon6320pretty much sounds like what they're saying,smh
He drove one tiny area which is basically by the art school
West side is the worst. This is the east. Five blocks north you'll find million plus dollar homes. Although, even west Manchester is better than a lot of places.
Spot on commentary, Nick. The very worst street in all of New Hampshire surely looks like paradise compared to the streets of Philadelphia!
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@@ryanupchurch1792 sus
Did I miss something? I didn't see boarded-up buildings, burnt/roofless buildings, mechanic shops in the front yard, old cars blocks, or graffitis.
Ok, but you went during the winter when it's cold! Was there yesterday and there was definately a drug deal happening right on the main road and people obviously on some serious drugs walking the streets and yelling at cars to try and get money! It does get worse than this in Manchester. Everyone hibernates in the winter in New England! It may be sunny, but it's likely still in the 30s or 40s!
30s and 40s are warm for a winter day in New England.
My thoughts exactly. It's a different drive on a June night. But I still think it's probably better then most other urban areas in the world.
I’m in Manchester as I type this. None of that happens. You’re over exaggerating. Idk why people like you obsess over trying to make a place seem bad. Do you think you’ll be viewed as tough if the place you’re from is tough? If so, that’s pathetic. 😂😂😂
im a Manchester local you drove by my apartment its not bad at all its just filled with homeless drug addicts i walk down the streets at night without a worry in the world
I live on Auburn street. I wish the police would kick out the druggies and homeless like they used too
I Love New Hampshire.
I love Maine
@@davechristian7543 ?
@@davechristian7543 I love my mommy
Manchester doesn't really have bad areas. Neither does Rochester, neither does Nashua. Not compared with the rest of the country... I'd take Manchester over Boston any day, and it's a pity that I cannot find the kind of work/pay I desire in New Hampshire or I'd be up there in a second. I am always happier when I am in New Hampshire but have to find a job before I make that move.
You’d rather live in Manchester than in Back Bay or Beacon Hill? You must be on drugs.
@@dauntae24 Realistically speaking, who can afford Back Bay or Beacon Hill? Heck, how many people can afford Dorchester these days?
Manchester is about twice as dangerous as Boston these days sadly
@@dauntae24 back bay and beacon hill are nothing special. Small, overpriced homes with narrow streets and no parking and tourists everywhere
@@lunisce I lived in BH for three years and BB for four. That’s not my experience. BH especially was a vey special community. Amazing collection of people.
Hello from the original Manchester U.K.
Yes that's what Manchester was named after. We also have a Portsmouth and Dover in NH.
We would love to have "bad" areas like this in Illinois.
yah you can keep them
WOW! So thats the "bad" part of town? Could have fooled me! The majority of places are clean, and not a single place was boarded up with plywood. Would be interesting to see what a Friday or Saturday night looks like after the sun went down.
He should have gone north and south instead of east and west . My wife grew up in a city in the Philippines, and parts of Manchester that he didn’t cover scare the hell out of her . Mainly Union St between Bridge and Valley streets.
@@HVACMD2002 plus it's basically winter now had he driven through here in the summer the streets would be filled with people I don't drive through Manchester without my gun especially in the summer
@@justinvachon3839 me too. A trip to Cremeland on a Friday night and I am definitely packing.
A lot of the abandoned places burn down; these are mostly old "triple decker" wood-framed tenements built well over 50 years ago, so that's why Manch doesn't seem as blighted as other cities.
@@HVACMD2002 I went through the roughest of Manch, day and night. It's got it's problems. But compare it to places like little East St Louis MO, or Highland Park MI, Gary Indiana, East Cleveland Ohio, etc. Manchester looks like luxury. Actually I can name many cities that are far more scarier than Manchester
I lived in Manchester my whole life and what I've learned is that is has crime just like any other city but on a small scale. The people who live here and complain about it being bad are people that don't and aren't going anywhere else. Catch my drift?
We moved to NH after I graduated from Georgetown Law School in 1974. Raised two children in Laconia. Now the rich and famous fly into the Laconia airport and Meadow brook brings in the greatest acts in the country.
Laconia is filled with drugs and crime, You all who 'graduate from fffn Georgetown Law School have NO clue!
OMG, just go drive through Boston,
Springfield, Worcester, Hartford, NYC, Philly, Baltimore and DC and you'd see a WHOLE DIFFERENT world than this. New Hampshire is overall a VERY NICE place, including ALL areas of Manchester & Concord.
He did drive on side roads off of Blue Hill ave. in Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan. Looks much nicer today than when I used to bike ride down BH ave. to the BHs in the 80s
One thing really stands out: No beggars on the corner with their cardboard signs. How refreshing!
Oh trust me they're all over the place lol
the biggest small town you'll experience. seriously, it's like I run into everyone. I've been "reckless" before and walked an hour home from work-- the night shift, getting home at 1 am. and I've never been harassed or harmed. can't get away with that anywhere else.
If Los Angeles looked liked this, I would be a Happy Camper.. We have 4 foot high trash where I am at.
Cold winters scare a lot of people away. Paradise is attractive to a lot of people and therefore creates hell.
Wow!! 😲 4 feet of trash?! That sounds horrible!! There isn't enough room to dispose of all the trash we make. I'm sorry to hear that it is like that.
Lived here my whole life. Every comment has forgotten this is the dead of winter, when Manchester is hibernating. Come back in June and tell me what you think.
Anyone who says this is a 'bad' area needs some perspective - most of the houses and apartments look to be really well-maintained. They should be made to go and live in a tumble-down Alabama shack for a month or something...
My main concern is how the yards are not very nice, not cut very well and is destroyed. Same for the roads.. Other than that it's really not that bad
Come on, they don't deserve that
This video was taken in March the end of winter so the roads are a mess from the winter and all the vegetation is all brown.
@@Jefferson-603 true but even when green and nice during summer it's not exactly taken care of well. Some parts are
You from Alabama?
I was just there Nick about 2 weeks ago. I'm looking to retire in that area. I found some pretty rough sections that were off of your route a bit but still close to it. There's a section where it's mostly apartments and multi family houses. There's also alot of BAD graffiti in some places. We stayed downtown at that Tru Hotel. The neighborhood at night is pretty quiet and they have a great taco spot. Sketchy people are out creeping as well! Thanks for this because it helps me alot. It's inspiring! Take care!
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As long as your not Liberal lol.. you are MORE then welcome :) We have many different places to retire, we are true Patriots :)
I've been in New Hampshire for 29 years. It's an amazing place to live. As long as there is civilization there will be social problems regarding the frailty of humans. Count your blessings.
Live free or die
Cheers!
Tough parts of the city are Granite Street near South Main, Beech St near Cumberland Farms, Massabesic St near Lake, and Dubuque near Conant. You were hanging out in Hanover Hill area, kid!
NH has it’s rough spots if you go out into the sticks, but a lot of people give them a pass because they’re mostly invisible, and it’s just easier to rag on the cities.
Every city has it's issues,I moved to Manchester 30 yrs.ago and I like it,other than skyrocketing housing costs NH is a nice place to live.
most of the houses he drove past are now on zillow, estimated between 300-400+ k...
Enjoyed this interesting episode dash board tours of this beautiful small city. Thanks for sharing Nick n Sage ! 👍🇺🇲
ok Jeff!
Haha😂I waited for the bad parts and was disappointed lol!!! As a born and raised Oregonian I would take there “bad” parts over Oregon’s “bad” any day. Honestly other then the pavement not being in great shape, the area doesn’t seem bad! We plan to be moving to New Hampshire in summer or 2024 so excited 🎉
Exactly!!
Please do not move here. We have a massive housing shortage.
Seems like it's not bad but it's cuz the cold keeps people away it's a different story when it's warm ! I have autism and this area has been the worst place to live for me than even Chelsea, east Boston, trailer park next to suffix downs in mass ! I must get away from here asap !
It's really about what you are doing. If you are positive and living well you will do fine. If you're an addict you will have a hard time.
The pavement gets bad in the winter thanks to fluctuating temperatures. It gets warm, the snow melts. Then night time comes and the water freezes and splits the roads apart. It is a general New England problem.
Compton neighborhood actually looks nicer on video surprisingly.
Compton is improving. Hispanics take pride in their homes.
@@carlbrutananadilewski3345 Its improving because of gentrification. Has nothing to do with hispanics. Texas is evident of that.
JESUS CHRIST can you really turn water into wine?
Not for nothing, but all these places are the Taj Mahal in just about any circumstance i'd say! The people in NH get the best of everything, granted they may not know this. If, having only seen NH. I grew up there and moved to FL a long time ago. I love FL, but NH is really what it's all about. Having all 4 seasons is great, except winter I guess.
Many do know
I'd much rather live in FL born and raised in NH and I absolutely hate the winter and snow
yah wintahs suck in new Hampshire
We moved to Tennessee cuz we love the minny winter. Not much crime cuz everyone here is armed to the teeth here.
@@justinvachon3839Bro. I felt the same way. I’m from Providence RI. I moved to Columbus Ohio for 3 years and lemme tell you, I couldn’t appreciate and love my hometown even more. There is no place like home. Trust me when I say this. You may hate New England now, but when you leave it and explore the country. You begin to love and appreciate home. Ohio is actually dangerous, there’s actual slums there and the crime is really rampant. I swear this on my mother’s soul, I had a shooting happen right behind me while I was in my car with my wife and kids. The man that got shot, died right there. My son had to see that at 6 years old. Please believe me when I say this. That if you are a New Englander like myself, appreciate this place. I know it can get annoying. I know it’s small. I know it’s expensive af. But appreciate it cuz it’s better than lot of other places. Believe me brotha.
I live in NY and I think these homes and the neighborhood are beautiful and well maintained. Most of the homes would be worth many millions in downstate NY!
In New Hampshire, overgrown grass is a bad neighborhood, either that or the libertarian community there says I’m growing my grass long and no guberment going to tell me what to do.
Funniest thing to me is that you literally drove by my house in this video. I have lived in this neighborhood since 2004 as a kid grew up in the same place now I'm 24. It didn't used to be like it was today I remember I used be outside all the time with other kids hanging out playing at that park. Over the years there was an influx of crime that sprawled out of no where my parents car was broken into over night which is crazy because it was a well lit area with tons of people around. Every time I locked up one of my bikes up they would come and tear open the lock and steal the bike. Moving to NC soon but Manchester is not as bad as some other places I have visited in recent years.
So why choose NC? Would you say it's safer overall than NH? Considering moving to NH in the future but now i'm not so sure.
@@1supermiguel I primarily choose North Carolina due to the Rent being a lot more affordable. unfortunately that's another issue with NH is the proximity of Boston and it being New England, increases rent and housing costs and availability. I plan on moving back to NH it has so much to offer for it's size like the white mountains, trails, a shore line with a well known beach "Hampton". I personally would not recommend living in the Manchester area! I would recommend the outskirts like Hooksett, Bedford, Goffstown and many more. If you like more isolation then you can consider the northern part of the state especially if your more in tune with nature and the outdoors it's gorgeous in the spring and summer with plenty of things to do.
@@MobileCritic98I’ve been looking into NC too. I’m in NH as I type this. Here’s the thing though, rents are rising up in NC because EVERYONE wants to move there. And it’s dangerous because of the laws or lack thereof. It seems like you’re fcked no matter what you do or where you go in the USA.
Looks lovely!!
People got hooked on painkillers b/c of injuries, mental issues, the weather, and b/c life is hard and not fair, and then that turned to heroin b/c it's cheaper. You can only pick yourself up and dust yourself off so many times. We need to go back to state funded Poor Farms and Poor Houses where people can dry out.
Poor Farms and Poor Houses? WTF are those? This is 2021, can you put it in today's terms I'm
Compared to the worst places in the UK it seems everyone lives in a mansion
They are multi family houses. They were mansions back when Manchester was a thriving mill city but now they’ve been split into 2-3 family units.
These are all multi-family apartments, usual size of units is 800-1,200 sq ft. And because they’re conversions, the insides can be very strange.
To keep NH clean, keep Massholes out
Massachusetts residents wouldn’t be the problem. It’s everyone else
@@JoeyDNetsfanMass residents are horrendous.
I used to Travel Through Manchester on I 93 A LOT. ON FRIDAY NIGHTS MANCHESTER USED TO BE REALLY HAPPENING. This was over 20 years ago. Do they still party hard in the city?
I want to visit New Hampshire soon. Londonderry or Derry areas
You will love it
The Tweakers and Junkies are all hanging out in the parks and convenience store parking lots.
There are Tweekers in Manchester now? I thought it was just coke/crack heads and Heroin junkies?
@@owenbackus8876 I play softball off of that exit he took, the tweekers go down to the trails at that park, do there thing and drive away at 5 mph frequently breaking as they think they are going to fast.
@@johnnymeggett2078 lol
@@owenbackus8876 Don't you know that those that are doing speed, such as crack, coke, and methamphetamines, are considered tweakers??
@@erin6641 I thought Tweekers were on Meth or Speed only? And the people who do coke are coke heads, and crack heads do crack?
I've lived in Manchester my whole life. You drove past some of me and my families old homes. The places you showed are by no means the worst part of the city.
I just got out of Manchester after 5 years living there, two years owning a home two blocks north of Hanover St. Not worth the "inexpensive" for the region $1500 for a 1 bedroom. Summer brings out some sketch people. Finding a reliable mechanic who won't take you for a ride is impossible. "Going out" is a snooze fest if you don't drink or eat bar food, the downtown is basically a homogenized system of bars. It's definitely a city in the middle of its decline.
"Safe" is a relative term. There are risks but being a constitutional carry state makes up for those risks. But in terms of policing, unless they can easily throw someone in the paddy wagon they aren't going to investigate even a suspicious fire (ask me how I know; 10 months waiting on the official fire report from my house).
Manchester is less a hell and more an oppressively depressing purgatory.
💯💯 Lived there for 7 years as an import, coming partially from 3rd world.
Its trash, lol. Its okay for certain grocer shopping and such, but I try to spend as little time as possible there. We usually go 3 - 4 times a year and pick up a crap ton of goods at a time amd bounce.
Manchester has actually gone downhill in the last few years but it's still a pretty safe place. I'd also vote Berlin and Rochester as worse.
Berlin isn't even bad. Just like many other US towns it does have a drug problem. But I like it, it just need more of a visual fix up, which they're working on right now. As for Roch, it's not bad either, on an NH point of view, it's like hell
You drove right by my house. I can't. 🤣
Nooooo
Wave 👋 next time ❤️
Decent policing, a working public, and constitutional carry I suspect contribute to NH being better than a lot of places. Oh, and we don't have income or sales tax, so we can't afford people who won't work.
Nice video, it's interesting to see another channels perspective!
I live in what you called manchvegas and I can tell you that you drove through the better part of Manchester you didn't even go through the bad parts at all
Here’s an update on this video… as of today the entire block at 1:04-1:15 in this video is covered in a homeless encampment of about 100 tents. Another sizable encampment has formed on the west side as well. This morning a woman was arrested at the west side encampment after giving birth and leaving her newborn baby in the woods by the Merrimack River. The newborn was luckily recovered by police after it took the mother two hours to tell them the real location where she left him/her. Do not go to Manchester, it’s a awful place.
I wouldn't say Manchester is awful. I have an office on Elm St, right by the courthouse and various social services.Generally it's fine, and there are some great local businesses and restaurants down that stretch that i love. The homeless problem is real though, and between the opiate epidemic and covid, it has really pushed the city's ability to cope with the challenge to the breaking point. The huge (by New England standards) camps popping up right in downtown are the latest (and most obvious) manifestation of the problem, but it's been here for years. It's a really tough issue to deal with, especially when substance abuse and/or mental health issues are involved. Speaking from the perspective of someone who had an immediate family member in that situation.
All in all it looks like a really decent place except for some of the streets with litter. Also, because I hear you're tires on the road it seems that they need to have some road work done. Other than that looks pretty good to me.
Lmao you hear tire noise so it means road work is needed definitely couldn't be tires or front-end parts bad on car
You are hearing snow and ice on the road. Not bad roads. Lol! This is NH in March.
NH is a beautiful state I vacation there alot. The people are extremely friendly and courteous. The odd thing is there is alot of crime in Nashua, Manchester and Concord, which is why I never would move there. Like most of the country where there use to be manufacturing and jobs they have been replaced with crime
I’m an leo in the Manchester area. It really isn’t that bad at all. Unfortunately where urban areas exist, no matter how large or smaller, there will be crime but overall you’d be pretty safe in the areas you mentioned. Hampton Beach rocks for a vacation spot. Thank you and be safe.
If I had no option to live in the worse part of town it would be this worse part , the houses and apartments look really nice 👍🏻 no drunk or drugged people hanging out on street corners . Way to go New Hampshire for having one of the best bad areas .
Exactly
Plenty of drug addicts and drunks out here, trust me. However, they are mostly nocturnal creatures lol
That’s bullshit we have a whole methadone mile in manch speaking as somebody who lives here
Lol not a bad area should of went to the west side
Go check out Veteran's Park in downtown and you'll find plenty. Had a guy try to solicit his girlfriend to me in broad daylight for 20 bucks.
Good to see NH, great video Nick. 👍👍👍👍
Ok DrL
I live here in ManchVegas for 20 years by the Elliott and I wouldn't say Manchester is the worst. Surroundings areas of Maple St, Lowell St and Concord St, Beech St and Spruce, Manchester St, Merrimack St and Union St are the worst areas. I wouldnt agreed with all the areas he is driving through. At least we keep our city clean. Yes we have a lot of homeless and shelters near the downtown area. They are respectful for the most part. Not impress by the title. I just recognized the neighborhood in the thumbnail
You forgot to mention Lake Ave. and Pine St.
@@justmeinnh2 true!
One pet peeve of mine about Northern cities that I cannot stand is everyone has to park on the street because people either don't have a driveway or it's not big enough to accommodate it's residents, much less any visitors vehicles.
I grew up in southern NH & holy crap Nick! Compared to your videos of other eastern & especially West Coast big cities, this is what you get when you don't defund the police! No sprawling homeless encampments, we can see publicly, here! You'll get ticketed, arrested or both for loitering. Very much a law & order state. Happy Holidays!
Love New Hampshire.
Uuuuhhh, no. Manchester and NH is a fraction of the size of places out west. You're thoughts are just a skewed.
smh,, Obviously you don't know about the homeless camps in the woods walking distance to Concord. Or the guy who was running around with a hatchet, or the rapes, prostitution at the Holiday Inn,,, smh
@@robertmacfarlane8176Stop tryna make a safe place seem dangerous. Because when the danger comes, you’ll be crying for it to go back to normal. Just stop.
Well Claremont NH - where I reside - is the worst. So many run down tenements and crack houses on back streets. Come here you’ll see
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You rock, Nick. Planning to relocate to NH. It’s a beautiful place. 💜💜💜💜💜
You should!
Yes, Love Laugh Live! Come join us in our freedom-loving state!!! ☺️
Brings back memories of cruising through the city growing up
This route is definitly not the route he would have taken to see “bad” things … 🤣 🤣 goofy video
He need to drive around the tree named streets and catch the addicts in the alleys
Should have driven north & south along Union, Pine, & Beech. From Bridge st to Valley. Especially on a Friday or Saturday night during the summer.
he’s close but he’s off by a few streets and it’s a Sunday afternoon in March, of course no one is outside. It was probably 20° out. His drive would’ve looked way different on a Friday night in July
Thank youuuu bruh smh lmao
@@rayvenblackk1598 The tree streets haven't been bad since the 90's
I was in Manchester the other day and I got working class vibes but nothing full on ghetto. Seems like a decent city overall.
Personally, I would walk down the street.
Looks ok for me
Diff between Between driving thru on a cold winters day looking for something and knowing what's going on behind these closed doora
Lovely big houses spacious plots.whats not to like?
A lot of those are apartments.
@@bobz3779 and very nice they are too..
Happy Holidays. Take care, peace, and love.
If you want to see a nice looking Manchester go on a Sunday when its cold out at about 1pm. You are next to a park at the 17 minute mark that is a popular homeless area. I think I see one at 17:23. Common area to shoot up and have public sex. 2 Blocks from there has had many shootings. Homes do look nice but they were restored to look nice on the outside to help with crime.
This driving tour reminds me of two places that I've been before. The historic district of Louisville, Ky; called "Old Louisville"; and the neighborhoods around the beachtown of South Haven, Michigan. Both neighborhoods have a mix of houses that range from plain apartment buildings to 100 year old ornate mansions, almost zero houses less than the national average home price. The roads could use some maintenance, but other than that it looks like some of the nicest places I've personally ever lived.
I am planning to move to NE New England in April/May from Phoenix (growing too fast and too many Californians moving in raising prices). Vermont, New Hampshire, Southern Maine is the destination for this educated transplant Indiana native. I have no doubt this is the area I will settle down and retire.
Good plan. Plenty of opportunity in all 3 states. Housing can be expensive so shop around. Good luck!
The stretch from Manchester through Portland Maine is the best. What’s absolutely amazing about Southern NH/Maine is literally everything you’d ask for in New England is less than an hour away in each direction. Go half an hour to an hour North, mountains, lakes, and small towns. Half an hour south or East, beaches, ocean, and big cities. I can get to Boston or the beach in the same time I get to the white mountains. The lakes are truly amazing and have made me appreciate the good things in life. All of this is also populated, but not too populated. It has the perks of both rural and urban/suburban living. Truly an amazing place to be.
Make NH your new home! Come join us! However... I hope you love freedom! 😆
It's getting really expensive! The middle class bare the tax burdens while the rich circumvent and avoid taxation. Their are many poor living off the tax burden of the middle class. Unfortunately it is becoming quite similar to the Exact things you are running from. Keep in mind commutes, Salt decay to your vehicles, costs of heating and home maintenance are very high. New England is very expensive.
The Midwest is far more affordable than New England.
I can't believe the size of those houses at the beginning. They are massive. Who needs a house that size?
In Manchester and Nashua they’re all broken into 4-5 apartments. You won’t find any houses like that near downtown that are single-family homes anymore.
Subdividing old houses is very common in New England.
@@jessicafreitag5111 But were they built as one house originally? Presumably they weren't built as flats, or they might as well have just designed a block of apartments, and not bothered to make it into a house.
Looking to move to NH in the near future. Having lived on an outskirt of a bad pocket for about 5 years, this definitely looked much more peaceful. Thanks as always for your videos, it means a lot to us.
behind the envious streetviews is a collapsed state with predatory state govt, saboteur district courts, indiff township police, underclass surviving on low wages, overbearing electric rates. civil inst zero NE
@@nudawn110 can you explain more about the government and courts?
As a fellow new Hampshire person (I live in Berlin) I simply laughed when Manchester appeared because just a few days ago me and my friends were trash talking Manchester because my friend had just gone a few days before that and there just isn't much there and it's a very simple place
(No offense to anyone who likes Manchester I personally don't think it's that bad and it's so much better then Berlin tbh)
Oh god Berlin is literally the worst part of the state
@@ronweasley4767 we got them mountains though
Demographics matter, Kids
Diversity destroys...
If thats the worst parts of New Hampshire i wouldn't mind living there.
Too funny. I grew up in Detroit and moved to NH I'm my late 20s while driving through this part of town with my wife She said "we're in the bad part of town" I couldn't stop laughing.
It's still bad though. Especially in warm weather, though when I went through last week it was not even all that bad, I was just on the verge of kicking someone in the face because the roads are rough. The druggies are common and homeless too, but like people from NH say it's the worst homeless and stuff but I have been to Portland Oregon, and I can tell you that city had me screwed up, never seen so many blocks of homeless and drug abuse in my life. And when I grew up in FL I seen some horrible things, I mean HORRIBLE. So I'd say Manchester as bad as it is, it's not bad, it just needs to start working towards a better environment before this new day and age bullcrap successfully ruins it. It's already starting to go downhill cuz of this while 2019-2022 crap
@@silentvega2004No tf it’s not lmao. Why are ya’ll so concerned with your location of residence being viewed as dangerous yet when danger comes, you complain and wanna head for the hills?
You actually missed the pockets that would be considered "bad"... but, there isn't a single part of Manchester that I am afriad to walk at night. You can't judge a book by it's cover, there are some really bad things that happen in Manchester... like ALOT of people go missing here, and there is a shooting or stabbing somewhere in the city everyday. But as someone that grew up near Boston, and has been to actual bad parts of major cities... Manchester is small and not that scary at all. To someone from a small town in Northern NH, yea I can see why they would see Manch as scary.... but like you said, it's all about perception. I moved to Manchester 18 years ago, and I love it here.