I’ve lived in Concord for almost 20 years at this point, and it’s amazing how far it’s come from the mid 2000’s. There are a lot of interesting places to eat, great community events, good hiking trails, great public parks and pools, decent mix of small/local retail and big box stores, and you’re less than 90 mins from Boston, and about 2 hours from Burlington VT and Portland, ME. Cons: not a ton of available affordable housing/real estate, and the schools aren’t as good as they used to be. Dover and Portsmouth are lovely, too - closer to the ocean, but higher cost of living. It’s a wonderful state, though - I hope you join us here!