We relocated back to NH in 2018 (I grew up here). I also work remotely and have to travel, albeit less now than pre-Covid. I live in the southeast corner of the state, just 15-20 min from Manchester airport and less than an hour from Boston. So it is very convenient in that regard, but because of that, I think real estate is on the more expensive side here.

I primarily fly out of Manchester since Boston does not have much for direct routes to where I typically fly anyway and is super easy to get in and out of. But far fewer routes and direct flights to choose from, so really depends where your husband flies to.

It's hard to make deep friendships in NH. The people are very nice, friendly, courteous. Yet they are always busy. As a person who, in adulthood, always had a couple of real, deep friendships and typically a friend group (less close) at any given time or place, I've been a fish out of water here.

I've resigned myself that I'm simply not going to have anything here but pleasant acquaintances. I've lived all over in the USA, but never find people simultaneously so pleasant and yet ultimately so distant.

Weirdly, most people I talk to about it agree... But still they aren't willing to move beyond whatever it is that causes this disconnect.

I thought it must be something weird about me, but other people feel the same way.

"Would you like to have coffee or go take an art class?"

"Yes, definitely! Here's my number!"

Call them..."How about Tuesday?" "Busy." "Wednesday?" "Busy." "Thursday?" "Busy." "Well, let me know if you get time."

Six months later they call, "Why don't you call me? I thought you wanted to go out for coffee?"

"I'd love to! How about Tuesday?" "Busy." "Wednesday?" "Busy." "Right, anyway, nice chat, see you around."

It's weird.

Oh perfect! That's like most of tbe towns in nh from Boston! I would def check out concord, bow, hooksett, dover, Durham, Lee, and many more. Really, most nh towns are going to fit

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Any idea what time would be safest to drive from Nashua and south into mass Tuesday night?

Will you have a car? And where do you plan to live? And do you expect your income to increase? Those will be the most important things.

Portsmouth is perhaps New Hampshire’s most desirable city, and cost of housing there is expensive. And there is little public transportation in New Hampshire.

Probably the only way to make $40,000 work, even with a roommate, will be to live outside of town. Look up Route 16 on the map. The farther north you go, the cheaper it gets, but also the worse it gets. Dover is pretty nice, Somersworth is ok enough, Rochester has some rough parts of town. Not too rough but still somewhat methed up.

If your trajectory is going to be to stay at the same salary, life there will be doable but not particularly easy. On the other hand, if you think your income will increase over time, you should be off to a good start.

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Look into Portsmouth housing authority and get on a wait list. Workforce housing

Thank you!

Nh fits! How far from a major airport is he willing to be? That's an important piece for sure. Its the difference between salem nh and looking at like, Concord or bow. I sent you a dm by the way!

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I’m a NOVA transplant living in NH. I like the Upper Valley a lot. There’s definitely towns more spaced out within a 30 minute radius from Lebanon and traffic isn’t as bad as further South.

It’s a couple hours drive to any major airport, but there’s a tiny airport in Leb that connects to Boston and White Plains, NY.

As with other parts of the state, housing supply can be tricky. Unlike NOVA, it’s less about high prices and demand and more a lack of turnover. If your search radius is 30 minutes from town, you’ll probably have at least some options that work.

I don’t know what WY is like, but our state does see plenty of cold weather. Winters last well into March and we usually see at least some snow into April. Finding some kind of winter activity you enjoy is a must.

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My electric bill is fine but for a 3 bedroom house, and capped heat at 66 degrees, my natural gas bill is $300-$400 between November and March.

So yea actually the former rent is closer to it.

Thanks. Much better. Couldn't tell the 4-8 and 8-12 bands with the original.

we relocated to NH last year after a lot of hunting around; I have previously lived in Wyoming as well. I think NH is a great place that is close to very concentrated urban areas while being astoundingly rural, if you want it to be.

I am a remote worker but I occasionally need to travel for work and while Boston is a very legit option for travel, since we are in SW NH I find hopping down 91 to Hartford (BDL) is so much easier... about 90 minutes of a straight shot on the highway, easy airport, a fair number of direct flights due to business travelers. with PreCheck and Clear I've found I can be from the parking lot to my gate in 10 minutes, which is pretty awesome.

I love that NH is a purple state with the entire gamut of opinions and yet people manage to coexist and get along, like we used to before the world went insane. So happy we moved here.

NH is pretty cold. If you think WV or wherever you said in that long story is cold, NH may not be for you.

I was going to say, today your electric bill will be closer to what you paid than your rent.

I hate the forecast but you’ve gone from being a cloud boy to a cloud man.

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That depends, are you going to be living in your car or commuting 🤔

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Ok, NH fits most of what you are looking for.

Maybe check out the Greenville / Jaffrey area?

this is a lot but nh should be fine for whatever weird nonsense you want to get after.