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Not true, why the hell would you work in NH and live in MA? MA is much more $$ than NH.
Look into Dover and Portsmouth as others recommended, Nashua may also be appealing due to it's awesome proximity to everything MA has to offer as well as NH.
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Man, I'd rather live in MA too, but it really makes no sense to pay income tax in Mass when you are working in NH, IMO.
For people with a high income, lack of an income tax makes a big difference, because the income tax is larger than what would likely be paid through any other type of taxes. For everyone else, it isn't as big of a deal. States collect taxes to provide services, and they're going to get that money from you by some means.
What does matter is how much states spend. The more they spend, the more they have to collect from you in taxes.
The problem with people wanting an income tax in new Hampshire is it's a ruse to raise taxes and spending overall. Just look at Connecticut. Before creating an income tax, Connecticut had a reasonable tax burden. Now, they have one of the highest tax burdens, people and businesses are fleeing, and they're in serious danger of defaulting on their massive debt. If New Hampshire takes the same path, it will end in the same place.
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For people with a high income, lack of an income tax makes a big difference, because the income tax is larger than what would likely be paid through any other type of taxes. For everyone else, it isn't as big of a deal. States collect taxes to provide services, and they're going to get that money from you by some means
What does matter is how much states spend. The more they spend, the more they have to collect from you in taxes.
Except property taxes is their main vehicle to collect in NH, and nevertheless, more likely than not rents will be lower there too.
Nashua, Dover, Portsmouth, Manchester, and Concord are NH's "big cities"
Having lived in NH for 50 years I would suggest a quiet town located close to I93
Get yourself a place on 5 or 6 acres
You did not specify if you were renting or buying.I grew up in the center of the state, just north of Concord. You can still rent a farmhouse with acreage for around $1,500/month. Cheaper the further north you go
I currently live in an apartment that was formally a condo. Small, 26x26, but I bought for under 20K and my property taxes are just over $500/year. Where are you going to find that in Mass?
Nashua, Dover, Portsmouth, Manchester, and Concord are NH's "big cities"
Having lived in NH for 50 years I would suggest a quiet town located close to I93
Get yourself a place on 5 or 6 acres
You did not specify if you were renting or buying.I grew up in the center of the state, just north of Concord. You can still rent a farmhouse with acreage for around $1,500/month. Cheaper the further north you go
I currently live in an apartment that was formally a condo. Small, 26x26, but I bought for under 20K and my property taxes are just over $500/year. Where are you going to find that in Mass?
Good lord, 5 or 6 acres? Maybe that is possible north of concord, but seacoast/southern nh that will be nearly $1 million.
Not true, why the hell would you work in NH and live in MA? MA is much more $$ than NH.
Look into Dover and Portsmouth as others recommended, Nashua may also be appealing due to it's awesome proximity to everything MA has to offer as well as NH.
I wasn't suggesting she live in NH and work in MA, I was suggesting she move to MA based on what she wrote
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