I've lived in NH for many decades, and most of it here in Manchester. The only thing, and I do mean ONLY thing Manchester has going for it is geographic location. You're an hour from Boston, an hour from the beautiful Connecticut River Valley and Vermont beyond, an hour from the Seacoast and about an hour from the White Mts. Now, what's right here? I could say a lot of unkind things but will instead say the guys who say it's Portland without the Ocean are probably close enough to the truth. The housing situation is atrocious, the various political engines that gain and lose power whether Democratic (Usually DINO "centrists") or Repugnican (No description needed at this point, I should hope) seem to be in some sort of competition to see who can mismanage the city most completely for their own benefit... I'm hoping to be out of the state by the end of January because I just can't afford to live here any more, and I have a whole lot of company. If you're already settled in a good situation then just stay where you are. You're welcome to come visit as much as you like. If you can spend more than 50 hours in this city and still think you want to live here (and no I don't mean 50 hours in bars drinking or chasing hookers, crack, Meth and Fentanyl like so many of our tourists) then by all means, come on down and Welcome to The Land Of A Thousand Dances!