Any reason not to live in Madison? (Conway: homes, maintenance)

[samantha10]

My husband and I are finally ready to make the move full time to NH. We sold our cabin that was located in Conway and were looking there but have found a couple of homes in Madison that we really like. I was wondering if there are any negatives to living there? I am aware that we will have little bit of a drive into Conway for errands but think that living away from summer traffic may be a good thing.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by samantha10

My husband and I are finally ready to make the move full time to NH. We sold our cabin that was located in Conway and were looking there but have found a couple of homes in Madison that we really like. I was wondering if there are any negatives to living there? I am aware that we will have little bit of a drive into Conway for errands but think that living away from summer traffic may be a good thing.

Madison is fine, it is a nice area and a very short drive to Conway. The item I would examine is if a property is part of an association or not. The Pea Porridge Pond development is part of an association and that usually has fees attached to it that cover the costs of road maintenance and plowing. Madison also has many rural roads scattered about going all different directions as the topography in some parts of town is quite hilly. In that area being off a paved road is more preferable as they tend to be in the Snowbelt and it get a substantial amount of snow each season.

[samantha10]

Thanks GraniteStater. We stopped into the town hall and were told the same thing about the associations. That is something that we didn't think of initially. And yes, I noticed that it was quite hilly...more so than I thought. One of the homes we looked at is owned by part time residents and the guy who normally plows it couldn't even get his plow down to clear it after the last couple of storms. We had to bushwhack 500 feet to get to the house.