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New Hampshire has mandatory annual auto inspections. That doesn't exactly scream "live free or die."
Not trying to pick on New Hampshire, but I think these searches for "ultimate freedom" are silly. Just find a place you like and live there. Why does it have to be somewhere where everyone agrees with you? The entire U.S. is a land of freedom. The differences are negligible.
Thank you. People from outside of NH have the grave misconception that NH is some land full of fire-breathing freedom lovers shooting gunz all day. In reality we are just regular people going about our normal 9-5 jobs with our families holding have moderate political views that tilt left as a state. The rural parts of our state are no different than Vermont or Maine.
If you want a place you can go blow stuff up or whatever, I suggest you try North Dakota or somewhere like that.
Lately NH hasn’t been exactly living up to the “ live free or die” motto. The state is turning blue, liberal and expensive like its fellow Northeastern neighbors . Not taking the pandemic into consideration, NH is one of the least restrictive states in the US. Have you considered South Dakota? South Dakota is also less restrictive and incoming tax free. The South Dakota economy is booming and property is very affordable.
I'm disappointed to hear that. I suppose I will be unfollowing anything related to the FSP at this moment in time. I heard they considered the Dakotas. Personally, I can see Alaska being a fairly liberty-loving state, but its unique economy makes it a challenge.
From the list you provided, with CO/WY you'd want to know everything these is to know about water rights in the west. It's complex now and only going to get worse if regional drought persists. You can homestead, sure, but whether you'd have access to water for yourself, much less crops/animals, is a more fraught question. On cheap land in particular, it's probably cheap because it has limited/no water rights.
And while there appears to be lots and lots of land, remember that quite a bit of it is federally held.
Alaska I can't tell you much about, as least not for what you're trying to do. Texas is a huge state, so it really depends on what you're thinking specifically. Big swaths of the state are set aside for large scale industry (ranching/mineral rights).
If you wanted the west I'd probably suggest eastern WA over any of the states you've listed (Alaska aside). It's one of the few areas with fertile soil and reasonable land prices. The Willamette Valley in OR also would be good for homesteading...if you could go back in time and buy at 1999 prices.
I live in the Willamette Valley and you are so spot on. I think land is very hard to come by unless you move way out. Not that's a bad thing. I sure wish we would of bought that house we rented back in 95-96. Now it is getting so expensive to live here. I hate the crowds and the noise and the rain.. well maybe not but we need more thunderstorms. I don't know how much bare land is but maybe use website like Realtor.comm and get an idea of where the land is and how much it is.
Lately NH hasn’t been exactly living up to the “ live free or die” motto. The state is turning blue, liberal and expensive like its fellow Northeastern neighbors . Not taking the pandemic into consideration, NH is one of the least restrictive states in the US. Have you considered South Dakota? South Dakota is also less restrictive and incoming tax free. The South Dakota economy is booming and property is very affordable.
NH last time I was living there was 2018 and I did like it. It felt like the old NH still, a lot hasnt changed but the politics looked to of. I still liked the places I went, still no legalized weed like a red state. I don't believe NH will change so fast to Northeast liberalism, and if it does, its taking a long time to. NH people can be stubborn, but helpful enough. I lived in Brookline, it had a nice classic old town feel but its expensive as hell. Hollis too. Nice as hell, but expensive as hell too. At one time I saw Hollis as
rural coming from Billerica/Burlington but when I moved to NH, Hollis was considered civilized, and expensive now too. It came up big time. It has the flea market still I notice though. It still had its land, its corn, but it felt sooooo nice like as a place to live too, and close enough to things. But know what I learned, I can still get that same kind of thing moving to the Carolinas at a low cost. I like that old feel, like close to rural but quite close to things. Clayton NC might come to mind.
We grow a nice crop of rocks here. Welcome neighbor ! Politically speaking the place is going purple and contrary to what some say we enjoy quite a bit more freedom than the surrounding area. Good luck finding a place to live, prices are thru the roof, perhaps the RE market will cool down next year. Hope you stick around we can use folks with your attitude.
NH has high property taxes but there's no income or sales tax , taxes on investments are going away this year. Big fancy houses will be taxed more. Want to do serious gardening / light farming ? Choose crops for the climate zone. a cheap greenhouse helps. Real estate lots larger than ten acres can be in "current use" which drops the tax rate considerably. I'm not pretending to know the process of taking 1 acre out of 11 for a building site but it can be done. Zoning regulations are more relaxed the further north you go. Town by town, regulations vary widely. its best to check building regulations and by laws when choosing. There's a reason why NH is the 4th best place to live but its not for everybody. OP, you sound like you'd be right at home here. I wouldn't mind having someone like you as my neighbor. Best wishes.
Consider W Va, or NC.
Both have 4 seasons, but longer growing season. Both lean conservative, but back 2A.
Or Hill Country in TX.
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