Worst places in N.H. (Manchester, Nashua: appointed, living, cost)

[rick1954]

stay out of manchester nh, too many drugs crime and brady.sullivans .conds/ apartment . move out of manchester after 52 yrs. my birth place because of them. living in country peaceful area up north ,pls in gods name stay out of manchester

[nicolem]

Originally Posted by hotroddaddy

You know! when I moved up here from upper westport CT in Weston one thing I can say is this state really needs bus and train service for all the people who live in NH to get jobs all over NH. If the people in NH had a way to get to a job in NH then not so many would need the state for help like food stamps and such. Its the local government in NH fault and the people not speaking up. Their was over 30,000 people last year in this state that where out of work. If state had bus and train service about 70% of them people would have been working. I grow up in brooklyn NY one thing you learn is don't ***** about the people who come in to your town from other states, wave hello because they are the ones spending the money in your town. With out other people visiting NH this state would still be in the 1940's state of mind LOL. Not to say it still is in many ways LOL and it is no matter how you look at this state. Also I like to comment on how every town saids its broke and their a poor town,....!Yeah Right! some buddy is feeding some ones wallet in these towns and I think all of you should find out who they are, and also ask where is all the money going. Remember its your taxes dollars that are missing and can not be counted for. Ask at your local town meetings where is all the town tax money going and ask to make them records public as a tax payer. I am n ot trying to blow out the flame of so many like my self that love living here in NH but really people bitching is not going to make any changes unless you step up and fight and make your voices herd load. NH needs a real big slap in its butt from big city ideas and that is the only way NH will ever change for the best of its future. Don't you all think its time to say hey! NH its time to wake up and join the rest of the world??

Why did you move here then if it is so awful? Did you not research where you were moving. Sorry we don't want to be CT or NY or NJ for that matter. Why not move back if it is so bloody awful here?

Why do we need to add bus and train service for people coming from out of state. If you move anywhere, research it before so you know what your transportation options are.

And your comment about if there was transportation people in NH would not need food stamps. Excuse me how many millions in New York city are on welfare and food stamps and they have plenty of public transportation.

[isis297]

I agree with Nicolem. I would like to move out of upstate NY and was thinking NH might be the place to go but am scared that it may turn into NY down the road anyhow.

[DareToDream]

Isis - As I said in a previous post, my husband and I relocated to northern NH from NYS. We have met MANY "transplants" in this area who are from NYS initially. Many are from the Long Island area and from upstate NY, some from Long Island, then California, then up here. One thing we are all agree on is that we do NOT want another NYS. When we get together, we sometimes compare the differences between here and there. Yes, we agree there are fewer amenities, but guess what - we like it that way. NY is soooo over-regulated, so over taxed, so over everything that we would fight tooth-and-nail not to let that happen in NH.

Of course, we are more rural than the southern parts of the state and one of the main reasons we relocated was for a slower pace of life and to be more "self-sufficient" and not to rely on the "government" or upteen gazillion rules and regulations to tell us what we should be doing or not doing and a place that lets us use our common sense.

My personal opinion is that if the people who move to NH do so because of the above reasons and realize it is not the place from where they came, NH will not become another NY - I truly believe the majority of the people (at least up here) realize the treasure that NH is and will fight any attempt to turn it into NY, CT, MA or any other state....but of course I may not know what I'm talking about and may be very naive

[Tarastomsgirl]

I don't like Nashua. I drove in it once when I was scounting towns to live in. I just hated it so much and we couldn't find out way out of it. I started to cry in the car becasue I was so frustrated with the traffic and the town itself!

[WIMU]

We lived in Nashua for 13 years and it wasn't bad but the traffic sucks and we wouldn't move back there for anything. We moved further north and the peacefulness and lack of traffic is astounding. My wife drives to Merrimack from deefield and it takes her about 25 minutes with 2 stop signs in her way all the way. Too much in too little area in Nashua. It doesn't belong to the life we know in New England

[isis297]

I'm just thankful to have found this site. I tried so hard to do research before we moved up here to NY but we still received quite a number of unpleasant surprises cost-wise once here. I think I cried every time I came home from the grocery store for the first month or so and if one more person said "Welcome to NY" all sarcastic like they kept doing, I was ready to sock them! I look forward to getting better educated about our next move.

[paradiddle]

Originally Posted by rick1954

stay out of manchester nh, too many drugs crime and brady.sullivans .conds/ apartment . move out of manchester after 52 yrs. my birth place because of them. living in country peaceful area up north ,pls in gods name stay out of manchester

Most of the single family neighborhoods are great. All of West Side near BedFord line, North End , all Neighborhoods on rt 93

It's just the inner city that is a problem and it don't compare at all to Lawrence or Lowell

I did live in one of those Brady Sullivan apts - Had a shooting down the hall through the floor - no one hurt

It all depends on want you want in NH - country life or being near civilization.

[hotroddaddy]

Funny how so many say that they don't want any changes LOL when the changes are happening under everyones noses in NH every day. Investers are buying up land in NH and putting office buildings and condos and paying good money for the land they buy, where the land owner can not say no to the offer of the investor. Its better to be rich and have money then wasting your time cutting the lawn all the time. Also investors and large retail chains are opening more stores and malls soon in NH. I don't see anyone stopping that from happening any time soon. Lease face it the local government in NH are just like any other local government in any state, they run their state like a business they are out to make more money for the state. NH will change no matter how hard you fight from keeping it big city free, Its a losing battle. This is 2007 not 1907 the 20 something people and the 18 and 19 year olds have more to say and will get their way all of us 40 and 50 something age groups have lost the fight already because the young peoples votes count more because they are a larger number now then we are as older adults. But hey! also tell Jed & Billy Bob soon they will not be able to buy or own or use fire arms so freely like they been having to do for years in NH that will change also with crime coming in to play more each day in NH. Also more business and investing people are moving here from NY and CT each year and buying land to make money on it and not to cut the lawn. Hell! if this state let Wal-Mart root its feet and Toys-R-Us Stop and Shop Walgreens Rite Aid and less not forget Target and fast food places and tons of car dealers then I would say yes NH is changing. Even the people that lived their lives in NH need buses and train service they need work and need to work and the every day investor and big retail knows that!. If everyone in NH that wanted this state not change well then tell me why the hell did you people let big retail and investors and tons of fast food and gas stations in to the state??! Also this is fact that asian investor will pay bigger money for land to open a shopping mall or for condo and housing where any land owner will never say no in NH. If any land owner in NH did say no in NH they really have to be as dumb as the old man on that mountain is LOL a bunch of rocks. The problem is to many people that live in states like NH are dreamers and need to wake up to reality fact other then dreaming and thanking god for letting them live in a big cityfree state. I won't be around but I bet by the year 2050 NH will be like CT and MA and who knows maybe even PA. Main is not safe either from the changes neither is Vermont things are changing their also. Take a good look all over NH before even replying to this post first. Because jumping the gun is not a good thing. Looks like down the years to come country living will just be inside your homes not out side any more sad but true. BIG Money talks and bull,..well you know walks.

[bryfry]

Originally Posted by hotroddaddy

.....the 20 something people and the 18 and 19 year olds have more to say and will get their way all of us 40 and 50 something age groups have lost the fight already because the young peoples votes count more because they are a larger number now then we are as older adults.....

Despite what you think of the 18-30 year olds, they DON'T VOTE!! It's the people who own houses, who work (not students), who are retired, people who own businesses. These people comprise the majority of the voting block. Some young people have been getting into the act, but the majority do not see it as a priority.

As for public transportation, it will not work outside of urban centers. Period.

I think you are wrong in your overall assessment. The large land developers will always be around. It's up to the individual towns and cities to curb the growth. Some towns welcome it, some don't. You will see sprawl in the most urban areas, but there will always be vast amounts of open space in NH. I believe the people of NH know what they have and will protect it to the end.