Yes, Burlington Vermont is perfect for you!

At this point, any place you can afford. Home prices are ridiculous and there is little stock available.

Depends on where you want to work. You’re not going to want to live in Berlin if you need a tech job.

If you want to make NH more like Maryland politically, I request you move to MA and just visit NH.

Are you vacationing or researching places to live?

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Bethel, Lewiston, Westbrook, York, Portland

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For the continuation of the I-95 corridor sprawl I would triangulate Portsmouth, Manchester and Nashua. The closer to a 4 lane road you are there the closer you are to mountains/Boston. Some may call this area North Massachusetts.

Inland, Keene is a very scenic downtown with a small college campus in town. The Lakes Region is beautiful. Northern towns like Woodstock, Littleton are nice.

I think it comes down to vocation. Working from home NH is your oyster, if you need a highway to connect to your office you are in the Portsmouth-Manchester-Nashua triangle

If you’re going to live here, please be a pro liberty voter. Leave people to themselves without government infringement.

We have a ways further to go but overall we have a good thing going.

If you’re good with that and if you’re looking to open a restaurant that knows how to season food please do so with haste.

Lmao

r/whoosh

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As a recent graduate, from & living in NH, to be honest… there are not a lot of jobs here at the moment and it’s very expensive. The majority of people I know pursuing careers post graduation have moved away. However, if you’re feeling competitive & up for a challenge the seacoast area is great - Portsmouth, Kittery (maine), Dover, New Market.

This is a great post and I second every word

NH is a very live-and-let-live type of state. If you love how beautiful NH is and love NH for what it is, please don't move here and try to make it like where you came from. This is a popular belief with NH natives, conservative or liberal leaning.

There is also a sentiment (myself included) that out-of-state rich city people are moving and making affordable housing out of reach for a lot of families. We are approximately 20k housing units short to be considered 'balanced'. I'm at 135k and borderline out of the market.

There are also a lot of cultural differences between Maryland and NH, firearms being one I can think of quickly. Also consider our biggest city is 100k people, so we are not an urban state. Below Concord is more suburban meanwhile above is rural.

If you're a progressive liberal, Portsmouth and Hanover are good spots for you. If you're conservative, liberty minded anywhere else is a good place.

Vermont is technically part of New Hampshire!

*shakes fist at New York*

That’s a bit better than how I phrased it.

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Nice username. I dig it!

Thanks lol

Despite being a purple state that's trending bluer each election, we still are a small-government kind of state. If you're expecting a lot from the state government, you're going to be disappointed. It's a system that actually works pretty well, but people who move up here from Mass sometimes are shocked.

What kind of work are you going to be looking for after you graduate?

Happy to help. I love my state (my family has been here since 1638) and sharing its beauty. Just let me buy a home first haha!

What career field are you looking to go into, that will be a huge variable determining if it's even reasonable to move here.

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Something to consider is the Upper Valley around Hanover, NH. College town, some high tech, outdoor activities, trust fund babies, restaurants, etc. if you can score a job and housing, you’re all set.

OP- New Hampshire is actually a pretty rough place to start out. Property values aren’t in line with “young professional” expectations, property tax is not in line with what you get (UNH is one of the most expensive in state tuitions there is, many NHers go elsewhere because OUT OF STATE there is cheaper than IN STATE here). NH doesn’t have a thriving [insert xyz] scene here. This isn’t and never will be eg Silicon Valley or the Insurance Hub or the Port of Long Beach etc. if you succeed here it’s often despite your NH location not because of it.

That said, the Quality of Life here can be absolutely fantastic. We have world class rock climbing, our ski mountains have forged the likes of Bode Miller (and our skiing is literally the cheapest in North America, fantastic value) people use winter hikes up the Presidentials to prepare for Nepalese ascents. There’s fantastic sailing and camping. You can surf and ski in the same day. If you factor in “quality of life” aspects I haven’t found a single place better (Switzerland is close, but still not even NH). As such you should think about what you want out of a move.

“Picturesque Quaint Mountain Towns” try Hanover, Lincoln and Littleton. If you go to Littleton, you will like it. I’ve never, not one time, had someone take me up on a trip to Littleton and come back disappointed

“Happening Hip Places” there’s no NH version of Richmond’s “The Fan” or Bawlmoh’s Federal Hill, so adjust your expectations, but I genuinely think Dover and Portsmouth punch way, way above their weight class. Walk around portsmouth, you’ll see for yourself. Wonderful beaches are just down the road, you’ll love it

“I gotta work in Boston Metro” Portsmouth is still a solid option but consider Bedford.

“My job requires I work in Concord”. Good news! Concord is actually cool! I think it appeals more to the 30 something crowd than the 20 something crowd, but it’s refined and fun. Also check out satellite towns, like Canterbury. C-Bury is full of eccentric hippy types who: raise yaks, have ayahuasca retreats, make maple syrup and surf boards from their timber stands. Hell, we had our own hermit up until recently!

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Depends on what you’re looking for. NH has everything (like every state let’s be honest). If you want small town city vibes then Dover and Portsmouth are great (but pricey). Manchester, nashua, and concord are the big cities that have their positives and negatives (if you want to be as close to Boston as possible I’d go with somewhere around here in the southern NH region). Or you can go to central NH around lake winnipesaukee (Laconia, Meredith, Gilford etc) that are beautiful small lake towns but also pricey. Much closer to the mountains though which would be great if you like hiking and natural beauty. NH has something for everyone and it’s all pretty close to each other!

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This sub is very negative fyi

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Nice, good for you. I won't pretend to know anything about the field or job prospects so best of luck!

We just have a long-standing issue with people from Mass, NY, and other states moving here and trying to change the state.

In my personal experience, 5 families bought homes near us, and now we're surrounded by New Yorkers and Mass natives. Boy, are they all rude. No one waves while walking or driving. Someone yelled because my dog was unhooked in our yard. People put huge spotlights up at night that light up everything. Walking down the road with my rifle one day after hunting I guess someone called the cops "someone had a gun walking". A local cop shows up and starts laughing when he sees me. It's a different lifestyle here.

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!

I am from MD and so freaking glad I escaped the beltway hell hole. We are really enjoying the greater concord area…..

Agreed. OP you’ll hear people complain about Concord, which is a great thing. Sooner or later everyone is going to find out about their great open parks, cool down town etc and it’s going to be the next victim of NH’s unaffordability. Get in now while the getting is good!

My sister lives there it seems nice if you don’t want to own a home. No income tax either