Is Nashua,NH really as bad as it seems? (to buy, high school)

[minibrings]

I checked out Nashua a few weeks back as I want to be as close to Boston while still living in NH. I also want the idea of a more diverse community. I thought Nashua seemed to fit the bill and I'm seriously considering it.

I liked the downtown area, felt safe, and could see myself living there. I liked it more than Manchester.

I was going to check out the Clocktower apartments downtown (anyone know anything about this apt? complex). Ilike the idea of living in old mill buildings.

PS I drove through the bad (trees) areas and frankly, after living in NY and seeing really bad areas of the Bronx and Spanish Harlem.. Nashua was tame in comparison!

[LexWest]

Originally Posted by SuperSparkle928

Mine in red, as usual.

You haven't mentioned an actual city...just an idyllic list. Without giving concrete examples, you haven't proven anything.

[LexWest]

Originally Posted by minibrings

I checked out Nashua a few weeks back as I want to be as close to Boston while still living in NH. I also want the idea of a more diverse community. I thought Nashua seemed to fit the bill and I'm seriously considering it.

I liked the downtown area, felt safe, and could see myself living there. I liked it more than Manchester.

I was going to check out the Clocktower apartments downtown (anyone know anything about this apt? complex). Ilike the idea of living in old mill buildings.

PS I drove through the bad (trees) areas and frankly, after living in NY and seeing really bad areas of the Bronx and Spanish Harlem.. Nashua was tame in comparison!

Thank you for proving my point.

I have friends that live in Clocktower, and it's a pretty nice building to live in. The apartments are generally loft style with high ceilings. Apartments can be pre-furnished. There's a laundry area, health club, and indoor pool. They cater to various income levels, also.

[almartia]

Originally Posted by LexWest

If you've been to NYC, you'd know the difference is night and day from Nashua. I have family members that lived in the projects in NYC, and they consider Nashua a breath of fresh air.

I know all about statistics--I studied them in college, actually; but I know real life doesn't follow statistics to the letter. Every so often, there are "outliers" which throw everything off.


I'd like to know your definition of a "nice" city, since with your logic (and by inferring to calculations in your Nashua/NH example), "statistically", the likelihood of crime increases with population, which we know isn't good. (And of course, we know if Place B has less crime than Place A, it still doesn't make Place B "wonderful" .) Either there really aren't any "nice" cities, or you're contradicting yourself about cities you consider great (and are biased to the statistics of those cities).

......hence the problem. This is why Nashua has become the armpit that it is. Please tell them to stay put in NYC. I'm just saying.....

This will probably offend people, but it is the truth; sorry if it's not "politically correct," i don't care.

Look what years of "political correctness" has done to this country.

[BF66389]

Friends of ours LOVE Clocktower...

[LexWest]

Originally Posted by almartia

......hence the problem. This is why Nashua has become the armpit that it is. Please tell them to stay put in NYC. I'm just saying.....

This will probably offend people, but it is the truth; sorry if it's not "politically correct," i don't care.

Look what years of "political correctness" has done to this country.

If you think my family members are the type to sell marijuana, get in gang fights, get locked up, etc. you're greatly mistaken. There are people from humble surroundings, that don't desire the thug life, and actually aspire to make something of themselves. That's why they came here. Their idea of "country" life and the slower pace, etc. took some getting used to, but they've adjusted. They hold regular jobs, have steady relationships, and still have clean records.

For what it's worth, I've seen schoolmates and other old acquaintances (who grew up here), in the news for "legal" troubles. (Theft, DUIs, homicide, etc.) You can't just blame outsiders.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by almartia

......hence the problem. This is why Nashua has become the armpit that it is. Please tell them to stay put in NYC. I'm just saying.....

This will probably offend people, but it is the truth; sorry if it's not "politically correct," i don't care.

Look what years of "political correctness" has done to this country.

Do you know anything about that person's relatives? No you don't.

True story. It has happened to me.

Many years ago, when I was a child(I'm 25 now), my father moved his family to the Atlanta area because he got a job. His profession is engineering. Since his job was in the suburbs, we lived in that very suburb. My father didn't know that the part of town we were in was a sketchy part of town. Crime was an issue. He was knew. When someone was murdered in a robbery on our street, he wanted to leave. He wanted a house. He wanted more house for his money. He wanted a quiet area with a large backyard for his kids, a place where he wouldn't have to worry every time any of us kids went outside. He made decent money. However, real estate prices weren't what he wanted, especially for what he would get.

What happened? We moved to a rural, predominantly White area 45 minutes away from where we once lived(and before you ask, I'm Black). He got a house with a large backyard. The area was rather quiet. He moved to get away from the crime. It didn't stop me from getting bullied by some of the kids in my subdivision. However, my father didn't feel safe where he was living. He wanted a safer place for his children. He got out of the old neighborhood. He wanted to be safe. I'm sure many people leaving the projects of NYC want to be safe too. If you didn't feel safe where you lived, wouldn't you leave? Why can't other people do the same?

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by LexWest

If you think my family members are the type to sell marijuana, get in gang fights, get locked up, etc. you're greatly mistaken. There are people from humble surroundings, that don't desire the thug life, and actually aspire to make something of themselves. That's why they came here. Their idea of "country" life and the slower pace, etc. took some getting used to, but they've adjusted. They hold regular jobs, have steady relationships, and still have clean records.

For what it's worth, I've seen schoolmates and other old acquaintances (who grew up here), in the news for "legal" troubles. (Theft, DUIs, homicide, etc.) You can't just blame outsiders.

This has a slight parallel to my family. I said most of it in the last post I made. I understand where you're coming from on this. My father wanted a more quiet surrounding as well.

[brightdoglover]

I don't think any place in NH can really be called "diverse."
Downtown Nashua, where the mill housing is, has a very nice small "creative community." A friend of mine opened a music studio/listening room in that area and knows a lot of the creative people around, with homes and studios in the mill buildings. There are some good restaurants in the rehabbed downtown. If I wanted to live nearish to the Mass.line/access to Boston, I'd certainly consider the mill buildings in Nashua.

[SuperSparkle928]

Originally Posted by LexWest

You haven't mentioned an actual city...just an idyllic list. Without giving concrete examples, you haven't proven anything.

Perhaps some people would prefer to keep their idyllic little city/town a little bit of a secret, so as to not turn it into a Nashua.

Even without giving concrete examples, that does not demonstrate the lack of existence. Logic 101. Just because you can't see a neutrino does not mean they do not exist.