Retired & Moving (sales, rent, vehicle registration)

[MtDreamer]

Well, having lived in a lot bigger cities I prefer living in small towns and don't mind the occasional commute to go shopping for speciality items. As far as some of the quotes where people complained about Mass people coming up and messing up their area and being rude I have found the same comments everywhere I have lived. If someone is rude the comment is always 'well it's those Yankees that come down here doing that'. Yeah right. Unfortunately the way things are going there are rude unfriendly people everywhere but if you are open and friendly you can usually find the same and make new friends.

[NH2008]

I can chime in on Madison because my family lives near there. It's in a beautiful area and you'd be surrounded by lakes, woods, mountains, and lovely old houses. I think you will find vets everywhere you go (lots of people in that area have horses and farm animals as well as the usual cats and dogs) and there is an emergency clinic on the Seacoast that my family has used.

There is a hospital in North Conway:

The Memorial Hospital

I know people who have visited the ER for broken bones, viruses, etc and been happy with it but for open heart surgery (or whatever) I'd probably drive to Boston. I imagine that some of the more complicated cases get helicoptered to Portland or Dartmouth Hitchcock but I may be wrong.

There are plenty of retirees in the area. There aren't a lot of great jobs in the area so a lot of younger people have to leave. It sounds like you have a great attitude so I don't think you would have any problem making friends...if you like outdoor recreation, you'd be all set, if you are interested in volunteering at a local church or for the town (zoning board, Old Home Days, etc) those would probably be good ways to meet people, too.

[nicolem]

I have to agree with NH2008 about the hospitals. I would think that whereever you move-the nearest hospital will be suffiecient for ER visits and such. However, going to Boston for the "big things" is actually quite common here in NH. Sometimes people can stay in state and go to Dartmouth for the big things, too.

I was sent to Boston a few years ago because I had a huge stone in my bile duct. Concord Hospital could not remove it. They did not have the right "tool"-they tried one surgery on me and were unsuccessful. No hospital in the state of NH had this "tool" so I was ambulanced to Boston to have this removed.

So I think you need to keep in mind that there may be some things that you might have to go to Boston for.

[jthibodeau]

Originally Posted by MtDreamer

Like I said I love being in the forests, etc. but probably should be fairly close to a good hospital. (you never know what live will hand you) Also I have pets and would need to be near a Vet. This is a list of towns I have found interesting houses in. Dublin, Mason, Deering, New Boston, Hancock, Wilton, Croyden, Wilmot, Newbury, Sharon, Francestown, Webster, Chesterfield, Madison, Dunbarton, Weare, New Ipswich, Walpole. Are there any hiking clubs, cross country skiing, a social life for us older citizens??. Any help or info. would be appreciated.

I can tell you about the Weare, Dunbarton are. These towns are both located within a 20 to 25 minute drive for hospitals (Concord regional and CMC in Manchester).

There is a Vet located in Weare and a few others available within a 20 +/- minute drive.

Clough State Park (Hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, picnicking, snowmobiling, X county skiing etc.) sits between, and accessed from both of these towns and is available for year round outdoor activities. Each town has a country club, if you golf, and Stonebridge CC is just a few minutes drive. Pat's peak (down hill skiing) is just a few minutes away.

I believe there are a couple of senior groups around although, I'm not involved with them.

Hope this helps....

[MtDreamer]

Thanks for all the posts they have been very helpful. Sounds like NH is just the place for me. I love to be active outside, cross country ski, garden, hike, etc.

[MtnFlyer]

Originally Posted by Sunset09

We didn't choose any of the towns you mentioned but we love it here.

Sunset what town did you choose?

[WannaComeHome]

Originally Posted by MtDreamer

Thanks for all the posts they have been very helpful. Sounds like NH is just the place for me. I love to be active outside, cross country ski, garden, hike, etc.

You'll love NH! there is tons of outdoor stuff (just watch the bugs!): the Wapack Trail runs through the Monadnock region, and Mt Monadnock is the 2nd most hiked mountain in the world. Just an hour or so north you'll be in the lake district with plenty of boating, fishing, more hiking.... and of course the mountains have tons of things to do. Also snow mobiling is very popular in winter, and snow shoeing. Pretty much, if you want it, you can likely find it.

[skinut74]

hi mtdreamer. we moved up here a little over a year ago. i am retired but my wife is not. so we needed something for each of us. dunbarton is where we moved to. it is close enough to concord- which has everything you can think of but dunbarton itself is very rural. school here only goes to 6th grade so i cannot recommend the area to anyone with children as they will be bussed to other towns for jhs and hs. hope this helps

[MtDreamer]

Thanks skinut74. No kids and with not a lot of schools in the area I see where property taxes are lower. ;-)) I did have one hope in Dunbarton that I wanted to look at but it is no longer available. Don't know if it was sold or just taken off the market but I will keep looking.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by MtDreamer

Thanks skinut74. No kids and with not a lot of schools in the area I see where property taxes are lower. ;-)) I did have one hope in Dunbarton that I wanted to look at but it is no longer available. Don't know if it was sold or just taken off the market but I will keep looking.

I would suggest looking over in Carroll County if you want a good selection of towns with lower equalized tax rates.