Worst places in N.H. (Manchester, Nashua: homes, neighborhood, school district)

[nhyrnut]

Originally Posted by IveBeenEverywhereMan

I'm not from MA, but I've lived in the UK, France, Canada, California, Alabama and a few years in MA. Glad to see some Massachusans migrating. Comeon, you guys, how many of you work in MA and live in NH? I don't see anyone having less kids. So how can you complain about the population. People just love to reproduce. They think they deserve to multiply like rabbits.

When I moved here 10 years ago, you guys didn't even sell tortillas! It was sad. How much kraft cheese and wonderbread can a body stand? How many dirt bikes can you crash and burn? How many ducks can you shoot and eat? Okay, you can mow your lawn endlessly in your hummer of lawn mower.

A little culture is creeping in as well, but nobody's gonna acuse us of being the Vanguard. I'm feeling good! Hah Hah Bush is on the run! You go, New Hampshire. Get used to it, You Stand-Stillers. Nothing stands still. If it tries to stand still, it can't because it's moving backward.

It's simple physics.

we don't ask to stand still we ask to leave our laws our taxes and our freedoms alone. we don't mind if ppl move here but don't come here and change it into the state you left remember you left it for a reason. Ya we ride dirt bikes and snow machines and quads we hunt alot too goes with the right to bare arms. and we have fun doing it we don't like the mass ppl alot because they try and change things like upping our taxes and crime. if they want to come here fine but live like we live earn a living work hard play hard and have fun don't move here and say you want more welfare and goverment hand outs we don't do that.granted our motto is LIVE FREE OR DIE but that don't mean live free off the tax payers earn a living and let us be as I said they came here to get away from what they had don't be foolish and turn it into what they where trying to get away from.

[jasemine03]

Before you move to any town it would be a good idea to look at this website :


www.egov.nh.gov/nsor


It lists every offender in the state, even the noncompliant offenders.

Manchester is a big pool of criminals. I moved from Manchvegas to Seabrook a couple years ago. Same problems just less people. Exeter is nice- very historic but the traffic downtown can be hell. Northwood is beautiful. Newmarket, Durham- anywhere in the vicinity of UNH (durham) will be a lot of college kids who party. Kingston, Kensington are perfect. small town life without so much politics. Lots of farmland too. Whatever you choose though make sure you check the offender list. It's better to know who the creeps are . I encounter some in stores and stuff. I know who they are and it eases my mind just a skotch. Happy Hunting!

[nhyrnut]

Hey this is a good link to know. Another 1 you might want is WWW.mapsexoffenders.com I have used this 1 as well. It is always nice to know who lives next door.

[smarty]

I think if a man get caught peeing in a public place other a restroom, I think that is a LEVEL 1 SEX Offender.

[Lauraroe]

I commute to Boston from Durham NH several times a month but not daily, which isn't bad unless you need to be at a 8 a.m. meeting on time. We love the school district in Durham, the proximity to UNH - there are NO drunken students strolling the neighborhood streets, however we do have access to local events and culture. It's great to be close to the ocean, the mountains, Portsmouth dining/shopping, and Boston relatively speaking. We also are quite pleased to see such a LIBERAL swing in NH - as we feared an influx of conservative, corrupt Repulicans would taint any progress that state desperately needs to thrive. I would add that the few republicans in NH aren't as extremely consertative here as they are in other parts of the country. There seems to be a shift of focus on what the rest of the conservatives radicals are doing rather than what the liberals are up to. This has helped to create some much needed political balance here in NH. We didn't migrate from Ma. as we could've lived there if we wanted to, and there were many great neighborhoods to choose from - we relocated from Pa. to Durham, NH because it was a nice place to bring up a family.

[looking4home]

Lauraroe, why would you "fear" conservatives, or think that only liberals could bring progress to a state like NH? NH has been doing quite well as an independent-minded state, and isn't it refreshing to see someplace like it in the the tired, cliched, "Blue" Northeast? I hope you aren't one of those people who only value diversity if it fits your personal political vision. I hope NH will hang on to its uniqueness, and not cave in to P.C. outsiders who put pressure on local governments to change their ways. You also may want to consider that the reason NH is such a great place to raise a family is precisely because it is not a crime-ridden, congested mess controlled by liberal bureaucrats like many of its other neighbors.

[woodchuck]

While it is popular to blame our neighbors south of the border (Massachusetts) for trying to liberalize NH a study by the University of NH Survey Center has shown this not to be true. In an editorial in last Sunday's, Nov. 26th, Union Leader (NH's largest and most conservative newspaper) agreed with the findings that, "People moving here from Massachusetts are the only reason that New Hampshire is staying as Republican as it is". Traditional Republican voters, the survey said, include the very kind of small-business owners and working-class people who have fled Massachusetts and settled mainly right across the border in Salem, Windham and other towns. In fact, all 13 state representatives elected from Salem and Windham this month were Republican, quite a contrast to the results elsewhere, which have resulted in the first Democrat-controlled House in modern times (90 some years). We still have yearly Town Meetings in my town and I can cite many examples of Republicans, including myself, voting to raise taxes on good sense issues. Sure there are always small special interest groups wanting financing for their pet projects but usually they are voted down by the rest of the community. That's just an example of how important it is to remain active in local politics and to attend your town meetings. The advantage of Town Meetings is that the residents have a say in how every penny is spent in the Town Budget. It is the truest form of Democracy there is and is practiced here in NH.

[FranklinPierce]

I think perhaps asking where are the Best places to live in NH is more positive and focuses less on the negative aspects of any state. I've noticed much emphasis on the southeast and central areas of the state; however, have you looked at the southwest corner of NH around the Keene and Peterborough areas? Absolutely beautiful, mostly untouched by too much chain business (that is changing though slowly as in most areas), and is reasonably affordable compared to most other desireable places to live in the state. Start with these two towns and work yourself outward from there. Very nice folks, growing business community, and plenty of the arts and music! There is something special and unique for each and every season. It does not take long to find a new family tradition within the Monadnock Region. Mt. Monadnock is the 2nd most climbed mountain in the WORLD, seriously! It's a great hike, not impossible, and you meet some really interesting people on the trail. You are also closer to Vermont and all that it has to offer which is much. This really is a best kept secret of NH.

[OCCASparky]

Originally Posted by IveBeenEverywhereMan

I'm not from MA, but I've lived in the UK, France, Canada, California, Alabama and a few years in MA. Glad to see some Massachusans migrating. Comeon, you guys, how many of you work in MA and live in NH? I don't see anyone having less kids. So how can you complain about the population. People just love to reproduce. They think they deserve to multiply like rabbits.

When I moved here 10 years ago, you guys didn't even sell tortillas! It was sad. How much kraft cheese and wonderbread can a body stand? How many dirt bikes can you crash and burn? How many ducks can you shoot and eat? Okay, you can mow your lawn endlessly in your hummer of lawn mower.

A little culture is creeping in as well, but nobody's gonna acuse us of being the Vanguard. I'm feeling good! Hah Hah Bush is on the run! You go, New Hampshire. Get used to it, You Stand-Stillers. Nothing stands still. If it tries to stand still, it can't because it's moving backward.

It's simple physics.

Another reminder of why we need a fence on our southern border.

[lizajane]

I live in Manchester and I love it! Manchester had a mass revitalization over the past 5 years, or so. I used to live in Manchester in the mid-80's and left and never wanted to go back because back then it was the total pits...now, I live and work in a culturally diverse city with great sports, art and entertainment opportunities. There are several universities in town (Manchester has the highest college student population in the state) - Great restaurants, too.

Where would I not want to live - Nashua or some of the communities up around the vacation resorts - definite have, have not communities up there - taxes tend to be outragious.

Dover NH also looks good to me - Rochester, yuk. Most of NH is great. But, I'm more of a city person that a "sticks" person - I like to walk to the market, sit at the park and meet people, go to the movies and the ball games, meet friends down the street after work, etc. Going home to sit on my own 4.5 acres with my next neighbor sitting down the road on their 4.5 acres and seeing them at the annual old home week village parade is not my idea of community...but that's me.