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Aloha_Snackbar357 t1_jbch2o0 wrote

I bought a house in Eastman and commuted, which financially worked out very well for me, but was very socially isolating. The upper valley was shockingly pricy for renting when I was starting out (circa 2017), but that’s because they know there are few options for the nurses, residents, and students at Dartmouth College.

The whole area is very safe, and I know a lot of my colleagues rented at Timberwood before transitioning to Emerson Place in Lebanon. Both were very nice, clean apartments, but were, and likely still are, pricy. Everyone had a roommate and split the rent, so you may want to reach out to others in your residency class and make friends early. I know of others who were married or in serious relationships that rented homes in the Lebanon and Enfield areas, but its all going to be dependent on availability. Only a couple people lived in WRJ. The downside to living in Vermont is you have to pay state income tax on your resident salary, whereas you don’t in New Hampshire (as we don’t have a state income tax).

My commute from Eastman in Grantham was about 25 mins door to door. Enfield was about 15 mins. Essentially any of the apartment complexes are five minutes or less away.

Feel free to DM me if you’d like more information or recommendations. I really loved the upper valley and miss it quite a bit. I enjoyed my time as a DHMC resident and felt that I got very good training (in the Internal Medicine program). I hope you have a similar experience with Dartmouth and welcome to NH!

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Tforthee OP t1_jbei6mu wrote

Thanks so much for the thought out reply! We're so excited to get up there and get going. But you're completely right, the housing is just pants on head crazy expensive. Trying to figure that out is going to take some time.

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Aloha_Snackbar357 t1_jbemwzp wrote

Yeah I was coming directly from Brooklyn when I moved to the upper Valley and almost fell over when the apartment prices were nearly identical. Everyone makes it work though. You’ll do great!

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Tforthee OP t1_jbeopea wrote

Nearly identical to Brooklyn? OOOF. Big time. But good to know haha.

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Aloha_Snackbar357 t1_jbepg39 wrote

Yeah I was in a 1000 sq ft 1 bedroom 3 story walk up in Brooklyn for 2200 per month, and when I looked, a lot of the apartments were about 1700-1800 per month for around the same size.

I can’t honestly say I know what the prices are now, but I’m guessing they are similar. I do know they are building a couple new complexes near the hospital, but they probably won’t be done for a year or so. Maybe competition will drive the price down!

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NHGuy t1_jbfjzxt wrote

Housing prices have MUCH more to do with availability than anything. There is a housing shortage in most of NH right now.

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