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Moving to New Hampshire soon
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This was my observation, also. Most of the Mass transplants I met when I lived in NH, and by "transplant" I mean someone with the permanent intent to stay, so excluding college students, were right-wing. Most of the leftists I met were originally from NH.
Moving to NH depends on a few factors:
*Where in NH? Whitefield is a lot different than Windham or Berlin
*Where are you in your career? Younger people are going to have a harder time in NH unless you're plugged into a job in Mass, retirees are pretty common in NH
*What do you want to "get" out of living in NH? If you're looking for splendid isolation, you're in for a rude awakening (you'll have to be politically active) unless you intend to live waaaaaaaay up there, like Milan or Clarksville or Pittsburg
*Do you have any special medical needs that are best served by living near quality health care?
*What do you do for fun? Winter in NH lasts pretty long, followed by mud season
Best thing to do is to drive up to NH three or four times and identify which towns suit your needs best. Compare tax rates and job opportunities. An 1840s hunting cabin without power in Stark sounds great until you realize you'd have no major job opportunities and those that do exist pay shit.
Avoid McMansion subdivisions at all costs.
They are just toxic.
The "Keeping up with the Joneses" is just as bad up here.
Find an older neighborhood with good land and comfortable space from your neighbors.
They are just toxic.
The "Keeping up with the Joneses" is just as bad up here.
Find an older neighborhood with good land and comfortable space from your neighbors.
I’m in the laborers union and I want to get away from mass. I grew up in the mountains in Mexico and raising cattle and such so being in the sticks won’t bother me much. I’m looking at the Barrington area right now becuse it is what we can afford with the lot the size I want
greencobra
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i dunno. there's a thread i read here yesterday blaming all nh's problems on massachusetts people going up to nh, whether to permanently live or to shop to avoid tax. do let us know when you get there.
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This. The only place the flatties haven't completely turned into North Massachusetts with their liberal bullshit are the towns north of the Notch.
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Don’t buy all of JPK’s toilet paper!
KBCraig
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There is nowhere in NH that you don't have to remain politically active to avoid being taken over. Small towns especially.
Coös County went Blue in 2018. I believe it's for the same reason that NH has gone purple: your traditional rock-ribbed Yankee Republican is anti-war, small government, local over state and state over federal, and not really happy that the national GOP is the exact opposite.
Yes. Elections have consequences, and being PO'd at the national GOP can have the consequence of us being one veto away from Mass gun laws.
"Screw DC, save New Hampshire!" was my unofficial campaign motto. It's still my main theme.
Everything hinges on what happens with state-level elections this November.
Additionally, many towns are (unofficially) a lot more lenient in lower-density areas zoned "Rural/Agricultural" than in the "compact part"; they permit by default broader use, including home-based businesses, chickens and livestock, and zoning enforcement is often only in response to complaints.
At least for now, NH has statewide preemption (gun, knife laws, etc) and shall-issue LTCs (mostly irrelevant under constitutional carry), so towns are limited in what they can do to mess with the individual beyond raising property taxes and weird political games like we're seeing with school boards and the like.
Beyond that, my primary advice is to avoid HOAs and read the C&C's (really the entire deed) before you make an offer (true everywhere, not just NH).
Specifically, look for a small house on a big lot, such that the bulk of the unimproved land is in current use. Sure, you'll be paying the full sale price for the extra "good land", but won't pay the full property tax rate on the current use portion (until you act to take it out of current use, then there's a one-time hit and taxes go up to the full rate).
Additionally, many towns are (unofficially) a lot more lenient in lower-density areas zoned "Rural/Agricultural" than in the "compact part"; they permit by default broader use, including home-based businesses, chickens and livestock, and zoning enforcement is often only in response to complaints.
Better hurry up and get your ass up here before we close the border.
KBCraig
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It's true that the MA-bordering towns are more Republican.
Sadly, "More Republican" is not the same as "more conservative".
It's actually standard capacity. Don't play their so called word games.
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As of right now, NH has some of the best gun laws (lack of) in the country. If you move here, you can not kick your feet up like you live in a utopia. If that is what you are looking for, don't bother moving, it doesn't exist. You have to be involved from the state down to your local town politics to keep it the way it is, never mind make it better.
Barrington is great for space (both land and getting a bigger house) but has pretty high taxes. Double edged sword, since it's a small town with no business tax revenue relies solely on homeowners
ReluctantDecoy
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Congrats to you! Wish you call the best, not that I'm buttering you up to see if you have any preban square notch Glock mags you care to liquidate before moving or anything.
57% of NH residents were born out of state. Of those, about 44% are from MA. They aren't even a majority of newcomers.
Any problems NH has - school funding, zoning, opioid abuse - NH residents should look in the mirror.
Yes, it's being spoiled. There are many good places with responsible 2ndA people with low property taxes (my 1.6 ac ,house, guest house, barn $1,800yr). There is mention of which people, reasons for why but Walt Kelly's Pogo nailed it of who the enemy is.
Each one of us have to make a decision where to stand, I put my feet where my mouth was and left CT in '08.
There are more and more of us fighting back the Marxist (it's far beyond socialism now) ideologies but RINOs are working with the Dems to bring NH in line with Mass.
I'm now active running to replace RINOs with strong pro 2ndA Constitutionals Tom Ploszaj Candidate for NH State Representative (@tomploszaj) | Twitter
Link to NH bills this year is below
NH 2020 Gun Bill Legislation List. See Post #1
NH 2020 Gun Bill Legislation List...www.northeastshooters.com
Its also got links to threads that discuss individual bills, has links to gencourt dockets where you can see current status and text of bills
There also is Home - NH Liberty Alliance a similar group that reviews the bills, complies reviewers' comments and volunteers hands out the pros/cons in the State House to the legislators.
