What is the best state in New England to live in?

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I am done with Massachusetts. I think I have my wife on board with a move also. It will be difficult for me to sell a house I enjoy with a great property. I am just done with all the B.S and taxes.

My wife seems to like Maine as an option and I lean to New Hampshire or Vermont. I have a feeling that Vermont and Maine would not be much different on the tax front.

I am looking for some real life experiences from members who have lived in these states to share there experiences. I want to make a more informed decision instead of using my anger and settling on anywhere but here.
Thank you for sharing.
 
I'm with enbloc due to kids, family and my business but I have a place in maine for when things go full retard.
Can you make a living in those places? For me, I can earn more here (and gladly take moonbat $) than elsewhere so I stick around.
If you need to keep you MA job, where you go is largely based on that.
 
It looks like Vermont may flip for the first time ever on guns. For my research Maine gives you the option of buying affordable acreage, NH does not. For me, I'll eventually return east and settle in NH due to the Free State movement and a multitude of small things that add up toa quality of life picture.

NH I believe has some of the highest per capita income, lowest crime, and lowest regulatory burdens. (The same can be said of VT and ME when it comes to safety and economics)

A lot of little things you never realize until they aren't an issue anymore. I can't wait to not carry automotive liability insurance....

And little niceties I like about my current home in Montana, no sales tax, no vehicle inspections, permanent registration for 10 year old vehicles. (Whats an excise tax!?) The general acceptance of firearms everywhere culturally and legally, etc.
 
I am lucky. The trade I work is in very high demand. I could get a new job in just days.

I have lived in Mass most of my life and I really do love the land. Im just tired of feeding the beast. It does not help that my older brother lives in Alabama and pays just under $1k a year for property taxes on a $300k home. Everything costs less there and you are not treated like a criminal for collecting and carrying guns. It emphasizes how different things really can be.
I think I like New Hampshire due to the lack of sales or income taxes, the gun culture and it is still New England. And I could get a job tomorrow.
Maine is also appealing because I would love to live in a coastal area.
I have time to think. I am about 1 year out from my daughter graduating and us starting the move.
 
Same here. No way I make the money I make now close to Boston. While I'd love to move to NH, VT or Maine I don't see it happening until I retire.

Same here, although I'm honestly at the point where I've just resigned myself that I'm better off just pursuing a secondary piece of property in NH like a small
house or something. Someplace to escape to on the weekends, etc.

There's no way I can get rid of my main job without taking a huge cut in pay, vacation, job security, benefits, or all of the above, and that just ain't worth it.

-Mike
 
VT’s taxes are rough on the wallet. And like most stated above is that I’m stuck here also. Wife and I have both well paying jobs and our kids school is pretty good. Luckily, my wife’s family has a place up in NH.
 
Be very careful where you buy in Maine or you can be easily violated on property taxes. Do your due diligence.

Very true. Our place is one of 5 on an active wood lot. We cut some trees every 10 years and taxes are minimal.

OP there's a huge shortage of trades in ME.
When finding people to work on our place, every GC type told me they had work for me if I wanted it.
I get people who see my truck up there asking if we can look at work too.
The thought of building a new business and finding new crews is what keeps me here; if you're a one-man show you can be working by morning there.
 
I love Massachusetts. It has everything I need. I'm not giving it up for anyone. I'll be buried here.

#StandYourGround

Amen. You couldn't DRAG me away. This is MY home and I'm gonna fight for it.

It looks like Vermont may flip for the first time ever on guns.

It is only a matter of time. People think it's pretty conservative. It's liberal with a smattering of libertarian. And that smattering is getting smaller and smaller thanks to Bernie Sanders & Co.


If I HAD to move, I'd go NH. But I'm not moving. I think it's more civilizationated. That's somewhat important to me. And that whole tax thing. You can pick and choose how much tax you pay. No sales tax. No income tax. And your property tax, while almost ALWAYS higher than in MA, can be a bit higher or a LOT higher depending on what services you want to trade off for tax rate. That seems free to me. I'm free to choose the town and services that I'm willing to pay for.
 
Vermont can differ a lot, Burlington is libtard shithole, Northern Kingdom is place unto itself, southern VT can also vary depending on size etc. It's not a homogenous state, I'm sure that people would say the same thing about NH.

VT has also changed a lot in the last 25 years, a whole lot. Even in the span of 90s I can tell how attitudes have changed, dramatically, even in Burlington. It wasn't a capital of libtardation it is now.

Basically what I'm saying, in 10 years things can change a whole lot. Same deal in other states too. Be complacent and comfortable and see where that leads. I am not the one saying this, it's always been like that. There are no safe places if people are not willing to keep them safe.
 
It looks like Vermont may flip for the first time ever on guns. For my research Maine gives you the option of buying affordable acreage, NH does not. For me, I'll eventually return east and settle in NH due to the Free State movement and a multitude of small things that add up toa quality of life picture.

NH I believe has some of the highest per capita income, lowest crime, and lowest regulatory burdens. (The same can be said of VT and ME when it comes to safety and economics)

A lot of little things you never realize until they aren't an issue anymore. I can't wait to not carry automotive liability insurance....

And little niceties I like about my current home in Montana, no sales tax, no vehicle inspections, permanent registration for 10 year old vehicles. (Whats an excise tax!?) The general acceptance of firearms everywhere culturally and legally, etc.
VT is a socialist wet dream, I can’t believe they haven’t done 180 on the 2A already.
 
Basically what I'm saying, in 10 years things can change a whole lot. Same deal in other states too. Be complacent and comfortable and see where that leads. I am not the one saying this, it's always been like that. There are no safe places if people are not willing to keep them safe.

This goes for EVERY state. Christ, I just saw an article saying a national seat in Texas is actually in play for the left. Texas.
 
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