We have a higher than average seatbelt use. Seatbelt laws are to harass motorists. We have high property taxes but overall taxes are lower than all states except Alaska. Live free of government intervention or die.
I live in Northern NH it's beautiful and a great place to be. But the big problem is rich people from Boston buying all the property and only renting on air bnb or other short term rentals. Making housing a big problem if you live here.
Also, the crime rate is low. I live in Memphis and the crime is becoming out of control. Suburbs of Memphis with low crime are as expensive as some coastal cities.
This is more a temporary problem or one of the federal government restricting immigration. More homes will be built as the demand increases bringing cost of living and wages more in line with one another.
NH is also a place where most people don't stick their noses into each other's affairs When Justice Souter retired to his family's land after serving on the Supreme Court, we were inundated by reporters who asked us what he was up to and he was doing. Everyone told the reporters that was his business and not ours.
I'm so glad you liked it here! Come here in September or early October to see some awesome fall foliage. October's very similar to May temperature-wise except (usually) less rainy. September's a lot like June. If you like winter, come here anywhere from late November through the first half of April. It's also really nice in the summer, August is our hottest month most years and the water's a lot warmer for swimming.
I was born here and have resided here for 70+ years. It isn't weird at all. As for John Stark and "Live Free or Die", I say what's more important than ones freedom? I think Massachusetts is weird!
I lived and worked there for 4 years. Both our daughters were born there. I left only to pursue returning to my home farm. I loved New Hampshire especially the people around us!
It is very weird and those are some good reasons. Its also the freest state and, despite FBI stats I think the safest state due to most of the crime being in tourist locations during tourism seasons. The people have an ornery streak that keeps the law at bay while being very respectful of each other as residents. I, myself am a transplant and those are many but not all of my reasons for being here. We love transplants but please, remember why you left your old state and dont bring that stuff here.
Cannot agree more about the crime. Lots of people carry in North Country, it's hard to feel unsafe when all of your friends and neighbors have guns. I'm planning a move from Dover to Berlin, as it'll also let me escape those Boston pricks buying all of the land.
Well put. The last free state in the northeast. I myself am moving here shortly to enjoy my 2A rights in a place where I can still drive in a day to visit family in NY. You can see in Southern NH the influence of Massachusetts but overall it's a fantastic area that still respects the Constitution. Unfortunately the population is so small it could be easily changed if many more Mass/New Yorkers who do NOT respect these ideals move and try to vote differently. It's already happening in neighboring VT which has half the population again of NH.
The state decriminalized personal amounts of weed years ago. The state refuses to accept taxing it otherwise we'd probably have sales. Better to be illegal to sell and thus tax free than to surrender to leftists.
While walking down Epping road towards Exeter center a respectful NH resident was screaming obscenities to the driver in front of him who was going the speed limit. I know that because they had a radar station setup on the side of the road. I know people that left the state just to the south. They vote blue and are diehard Dems. People drive just as bad, litter just as bad and leave their dog bags on your lawn. Also there are no good pizza shops and haven't discovered a sandwich shop yet that can make a great sub. I have also not seen one Chinese food takeout place.
I want to thank New Hampshire for all the money I earned the entire time the Obamacare mandate was being enforced, being taken from me. Your votes to democratic parties during the Obama administration. Thank you New Hampshire. I really hope one day, you're votes give you the same consequences that Democratic policies have caused me. I live in Philadelphia, Pa.
Yep, they have caused a humongous hike in property costs, rentals and property taxes. This state used to be free from a lot of red tape, but now there are so many rules and regs on what you can and cannot do on your own property. Getting work done in and around your home used to be reasonable and now prices for plumbers, electricians, Spring/Fall cleanup, etc are thru the roof. They quote you a per hour price and then show up with 3 or 4 guys and expect you to fork over the quoted price for EACH worker!!! Never used to be that way at all, ever. The greed and high cost of living in NH is crazy. I've been ripped off so many times by people (workers from RI, esp), it's not funny. Cannot beat living in the woods immersed in Nature, though. So grateful for all the wildlife in the forest. Loons, moose, bears, Baldies, Great Blues, muskrats, mink, foxes, ducks, otters, songbirds, etc right on the lake. Lots of edible mushrooms, too! 💜
@@christophertaylor952 I’m from RI. Moved to Ohio. Got too dangerous there so I moved back to NE, and I’m in NH now. It’s chill for now. Don’t know how long I’ll stay though. It’s very complicated here.
in my eyes its the perfect place to live in new england. You can be in a nice quiet town but still be under an hour away from boston, it is a very beautiful state with a lot of things to see and do, and its cheaper to live there compared to other new england states. I want to live there some day
I just returned from Vietnam and went to a dance in Portsmouth. I almost didn't find the place. Although being the same age as everyone else there, I felt distant and angry. I was about to leave, but a girl asked me to dance. Then she told me where to sit. Later she told me when to get something to eat and drink. She's still bossing me around. We're still married from 1976 and have children and grandchildren. Thank you, New Hampshire.
I was raised here in New Hampshire. It's really a beautiful state, which is definitely New England but with its own distinct flare. Unfortunately, as most lifelong residents will tell you, the housing crisis is forcing many residents out of state. I can't buy a two acre lot (minumum size to build in my town) for the price that my parents built a four bedroom house on sixteen acres on twenty years ago. Rent in the new apartments is signifigantly more than the average mortgage in town, and there's a lottery to even get in them. I don't know any young person who is planning on staying because of that reason.
The one thing that drove the spike in housing prices was the folks fleeing the urban areas during Covid. Usually housing bubbles build over a period of a year or so. This one ate up the inventory in less than 2 months. Then the folks/LLCs started buying up homes to turn into AirBnBs. They came in with cash and offered well above asking price which further shrank housing availability and drove prices through the roof.
I could fill a book with what you don’t know about NH. The “myth” about outrageous property taxes although completely wrong, can stay a myth. It helps keep people from other states like Massachusetts, where property taxes can be much higher, out of here. Our economy is tourist driven, and there are big taxes on that. So you’re certainly free to visit! We drive on clean beautiful highways, live in low crime communities, and enjoy 93 state parks, and millions of acres of National Forests and parks. We are also a constitutional carry/stand your ground state. An armed society, is a safe and polite society. Come visit us and see for yourself.
High property taxes a myth? Lol lol Are you on drugs,it's freaking ridiculous because of no sales tax the property owners get screwed to the max on them because they actually support the state because of it.
My sister lived there for about 20 years. She chose it for the outdoor sports, mountain climbing and skiing. Somehow that doesn't come out so strongly in the video although looking at the scenery I'm sure lots of viewers could read between the lines. On my visits I found the terrain and mountain roads very suitable for sports cars (summer only! In winter bring your SUV). But she did say that if you didn't have a grandparent who lived there you'd always be "from away", a transient.
I have lived in New Hampshire for 35 years. They have no social services up here if you have a child that is handicap or disabled you’re screwed if your child needs extra help in school you’re screwed if you are low income, you’re screwed the neighborhood that I live inpeople in their 70s have to move out because they can’t afford the property taxes anymore. I have a half a acre and my property taxes are 8500. The minimum wage here is $7.25 an hour I could go on and on.
@@mattheald2193 or how about the state just support their youth that need extra support? There's nothing wrong with criticizing your own home to make it better
@@areyouserious7668 You don't have to move, they have services but selected people. Most services are not properly staffed. Most the staff are on drugs, or trying to take your medication, or there for the pay. wonder if they will be fixing that for the better with the election coming up?
Name one place in NH that is actually paying $7.25/hr. Even the McDonalds here start at 18. If anything the low unemployment rate and reality of pay proves that minimum wage is a BS concept
@@arizonaarmadillo5829 it is cold, but within the last 5 years it has warmed up so much. We had one winter where it got to -25degrees farinheight, but recently we haven’t been getting as much snow as we usually do. Only like 7in. Yes, housing and insurance is damn expensive. But that’s all I have to say.
Betty and Barny were dismissed because a star they said they saw in an alien star chart was "not there" but was seen with a more powerful scope decades later soooo... Btw, they were from MA
They're low for the north east and NH is one of the best states and countries when it comes to a low cost of living relative to wages. So long as you're libertarian NH is awesome. Socialists and conservatives stay away.
@@jickjackyouLow? Thats a lie. They’re high af and should be lowered for the newer gen that actually wants to build a life here. They make it impossible to do anything here.
My husband and moved to NH in 2001 from the SF Bay Area. [Yes, we got priced out] We researched a lot as to where we should move and New Hampshire came out on top. Within eight months of arrival we purchased a lovely home on two acres of woodland. Our fantasy came to life, and it has never soured. We love it here. The people are very friendly and decent job opportunities are here. My only gripe is having to go to Mass for cannabis. NH, you are missing out on a lot of revenue.
Money isn't everything. Besides, it will come here. Our current governor, Sununu, is watching the other states that have legalized it. He would like to control it the same way liquor is handled here. Which I think is better than letting a bunch of independent stores sell it. Keeps the streets cleaner.
I live near nyc and marijuana is awful. Every block you smell the stench of it and chronic abuse leads to psychosis. It invites undesirable people and other drug use to the community as well.
I'm from NH and have lived in multiple states on both coasts. "Weird" to me reads more like "unique" or "independent". It's not a perfect state, but if it were easy to move back tomorrow, I'd do it.
As someone from NH, the thing about state representatives is true; my parents were friends with one state rep and a governor, and I had one as a coworker once. It means almost nothing in the state, but it looks impressive as hell as references on job applications outside the state
I lived in NH for most of my life. I left because I couldn't afford a house, and because of winter. Other than that, it's a great place to live- away from the tourist areas.
Likewise. I lived in NH from 1971-2009. My kid/grandkids still live there. Property tax and heating bills forced me to sell. I live in Florida trading snow and cold for hot and humid. I don’t think of the state as weird especially like the left coast states.🤷♂️😂😂
Home prices everywhere are beyond reach now. You are looking at 500 to 700k and high property taxes. The American dream is over. What will you do in NH to earn 200k a year? You think you will commute to Boston? Good luck with that. So you lived in NH all your life but couldn't afford a house. Did you live in a trailer, rent a room? Where is it cheaper? Hate winter, not looking forward to it.
NH is the best state. Low crime rate, no taxes, beautiful scenery, mountains, an hour from Boston. We are also one of the healthiest, happiest, and most educated states. If you like the woods, we are 2nd behind only Maine in timber. No seatbelt law..Live Free or Die.
I came to NH from Denmark as a kid and lived there for 12 yrs. As an adult I lived in the 4 NE states, CT and NYC, CA, CO, FL and in Beruit Lebanon, Moscow Russia, Zurich Switzerland and Monaco. NH is not just very weird place, but no one from there is really your friend there. I present live in VT which I love, but the winters are hard so we travel to warmer places in EU for winters. The NH credo; Guns,Gears,God and Guts. Perfect place for the Proud Boys
The State of New Hampshire OWNS all of the liquer stores, the State Has No Income tax, and ranks the 3rd least taxed in the country, one of the ways they do this is from profits on Liquer sales..much of which is bought by folks from MASS wher the Taxes are very high. As for the Legislature, folks in NH feel it's a DUTY to serve, not a way to cash in...
Unless people have a desire to serve their local Community! Not all civil servants are in it for the power!!! New England has a long history of town meetings, local democracy and looking after our own!
NH charges outrageous amounts for vehicle registration. The fleecing is due in your birth month rather than purchase month. TX charges a flat rate lower than NH's bottom fee schedule. I'll never stop complaining after my move. I had to get new credit cards to keep my car legal the first year.
NH is a gorgeous fantastic state with low crime and great quality of life. That horrible state you come from - Illinois is probably the all around worst state state in the union
I am from Florida, I got tired Florida heat and left 10 days ago. I choose to live one of those three states, Vermont, NH, or Maine. I was ten Vermont for ten days. Un fortunately it is not for me. Burlington is small village compare to Palm beach. Nice trees and hills but some agly looking buildings, roads and gas stations. Boring place. I was in Concord and Portsmouth NH, I think NH is better than Vermont fells more alive. Now I wil go to Maine, I have a feeling i will do new start in Maine. I am excited to see North Atlantic ocean again. Thank you for the nice information.
You could try Portland, ME, but if Burlington is to small, it might not be big enough. Seacoast from York ME to Hampton Beach, NH sounds like the place to go. I moved to North Hampton, NH. Have so many cool towns, Portsmouth, Newburyport, Dover, New Market, Exeter. Bit pricey, but you can move just off the coast, like NewMarket, Newfields or Epping for a bit more reasonable prices and still be in the area.
I never realized it was seen as weird until college and my classmates not from here kept saying how weird my state is. I live in northern New Hampshire (born and raised) and everything just seems normal to me. What's really funny is when I go on vacation in the summer people hear me talk and wonder what my accent is. I just smile and let them guess.
@@TwoWolvesI definitely can tell you are nowhere near from New England. I’m born and raised in Providence, RI. I live in NH now. The accent of NH is the same as Mass and ME. It’s a New England accent. Not wtf you just said. 😂😂😂
@@Kal-El207 Then you must have a tin ear. I was born in Connecticut, but raised in NH. (My folks were visiting relatives in CT when my mom went into labor.) I have lived in every state in New England (except Rhode Island) over the past 65+ years and I can tell the difference. Heck, I can tell the difference between a Southie and North End accent, or an Aroostook County and Anne Arundel County accent, or a Fairfield County and Windham County accent. Or more broadly, between a Northeast Kingdom Vermont and a Down East Maine accent. Just because you've heard someone in one state that sounds like someone from another state, don't assume they aren't actually from the same place. I know a lot of folks from the greater Boston area who moved up to New Hampshire and have lived here for years, but they still have their Boston accents. That tells anyone listening that they're "from away", even after they've lived here for decades.
Live Free or Die but vote democrat. Too many transplants from liberal Massachusetts. As more and more people escape Massachusetts it will eventually go blue.
A few more NH facts..more men from NH were at the battle of bunker hill then the men from mass and conn combined. We basically mustered 95+% of all available military age men in the state and went to save boston...the governor doesn't really run the state, we have an executive council that runs the state. The mills in manchvegas made the largest American flag..we invented the alarm clock...if u come to NH from the south up 93 when u cross the border we have a sighn that says Bienvenu Welcome to NH.. about 3 mins past that is a rest stop. Pull over get outa your car and just smell the air. It's just better. There is a song..the line goes " the airs a little cleaner the trees a little greener" and tbh it's true. :) we might be small and not have allot of people. But we represent above our weight. O and NH was the first state to fight the brits when we captured fort William and Mary some guns some powder and some cannon that we dragged to Boston. So in conclusion LIVE FREE or DIE if you don't get that. You just don't get it at all. So so so proud to be a citizen of the Great State of NH. O and why do we go first in elections? Because we earned it that's why.
So glad we are different from Massachusetts! We are only an hour or so to the mountains, an hour or so to the ocean, an hour or so to the best medical care in the US! No sales tax - NO SALES TAX. Sure, we get snow but that's why you learn winter sports! And we have three glorious seasons. No alligators, tornadoes (well, maybe a small one every 25-30 years or so). And I just read a survey that said we have the best educated population in the US. I would never live anywhere else.
I’ve lived in New Hampshire for 22 years - transplant (as we are called, but I’ve not heard the term in a long time) there are a lot of things to love about it - mountains, ocean, Boston all with in 1 hour drive. I would say from my experience of visiting almost all of the U.S. states it’s no different and better in some ways than other states. Yes, we do not have sewage, natural gas, street lights in many rural towns, but we also do not have a lot of Taxes. Come visit and just look around with an open mind.
One of the best aspects of living in this state is its political culture: Not only do we host the first primary (nice attempt at stealing our thunder, South Carolina) in the nation ("Iowans pick corn; New Hampshirites pick Presidents" - John H. Sununu) but we have the lowest (and best ratio) of citizens to governing representative at approximately 3500 residents per representative in the 400 member general assembly (only the US Congress and the British parliament have larger polities). This results in each citizen have far more say and political efficacy and influence than almost any other state. Along with neighboring Vermont, our governor is elected to a two-year term and while there is no lieutenant governor, we have a (unique) executive council to limit executive power. We consistently boast the lowest poverty rate in the nation, one of the lowest unemployment rate, and among the lowest crime rate, despite high levels of gun ownership. We have easily some of the most rugged, enjoyable and yet accessible hiking and skiing in all of New England and some of the most scenic lakes, rivers and drives (contrary to such idiots as Mike Barnicle, who trashed our fair state back in the 1990s, New Hampshire looks NOTHING like "Arkansas with snow") anywhere. We are crazy enough not to mandate seat belts or helmets and put our liquor stores right off the highways, yet our highway fatality rates are nothing to be ashamed of. Finally, before diversity inclusivity consultants (let's just start calling them by their backronym, DIC(K)s) start harping on our lack of diversity (or at least melanin-enhanced population, since I'm sure P.O.C. has been 'problematized'...), consider that there are sizable and crescent communities of color in both Manchester and Nashua and we are considerably more diverse than both our neighbors to the west and east. We were among the earliest states to legalize gay marriage in 2009 and have among the best representation of women in government (between 2013 and 2015, we had 2 female senators, 2 women in the house and a woman governor); currently both (US) senators are women and half of the state senate is female. All the things considered, we are a great state with great people, great outdoor venues, great economic opportunities, unique (political) cultures (where else would 'free staters' or Porcupine fest flourish?) and safe communities - lets keep it that way.
The quirks of NH really means that it ends up with politics almost being a state sport. Plus, with the low salary and high representation, it means that NH is really the closest thing in the nation to a citizen legislature. NH reps usually don't go for higher office, but as I've seen, usually do it out of love for their town and the state. I know here in Weare, I'm friends on FB with all my state reps, was a long time friend of a former rep who has since gone to be with the Lord, and another former rep is a mainstay in the town in general. (He actually received my primary ballot today, though he hasn't actually held office for years.) I know that at least in Weare, we love our state reps and we have their backs.
I know three of the state reps in our district, one of them being a neighbor and another being an old friend. Our state senator is an old acquaintance, someone I used to work with 20-some years ago.
Funny Vid.. Thanx. The liquor thing is funny. There are plenty of pubs and bars. Some comments: 1- 8% + Hospitality tax.. NH is a vacation state. 2- highways are often flooded with vacationers to the seacoast, mountains, and lakes so it is not as barren as one might think. 3- NH use to be conservative. Because of its beauty, many have moved from Southern New England and other places to live and often bring their "liberal" politics. While roughly 33% are Dem, 33% are "independent"(rather no party affilaiated), 33% Rep, and some Libertarians, the independents swing Dem now. In addition, the new generation are becoming more liberal. So, NH is pretty much a Dem state now. Thanx again..
Born & raised in NH, LOVE the state but NO way would I ever move back. Too "East Coast", too crowded, too "fast". 2d best thing I did with my life is leave NH for The Heart of America.
I used to joke that no state line border signs were needed. You knew you were entering MA when the potholes and construction appeared. To be fair, it's not as bad as it used to be.
NH was always republican until they ran the farms out of business and they started turning cheap farmland into expensive housing developments for people from NY Conn jersey
Due to New Hampshire's tax structure and failure to fund education and basic human services, those of us who actually live here don't refer to NH as the "Live Free or Die" state but refer to it as the "Good Luck With That" state...
Sorry but what exactly do you expect from the NH government? I live in NS which is very similar to NH but with way way way higher taxes and we still get fuck all from the government. Fundraising is better than putting money into politics where it gets handed off to some rich assholes
While not perfect no state is.I moved to N.H.from Mass on a whim 34 years ago, obviously I like it here.I think N.H.is a great place to live,the only bad thing I see is our property tax which is insane but considering we pay no other taxes your paycheck is higher and the cost of living is lower than other places especially Massachusetts.
The median home price in NH is almost 30% cheaper than in neighboring Massachusetts. So I'm not sure the video's claim that NH's reliance on property taxes over income taxes causes homes to be more expensive. The overall tax burden in NH is lower which may make it a more popular place to live. We bought a home just over the border from Massachusetts because the homes were cheaper on the NH side.
The comparison was between home prices in NH versus the US average, not MA. Massachusetts is one of the more expensive places to buy a home, so I'm sure NH looks cheap if you're coming from there. Compared to some other parts of the country, though, NH has expensive homes. For example, a quick look at Zillow shows that home prices in Manchester, NH average $400,000, but if you want to buy in say, Des Moines, IA, you can get a nice one for less than half that. It's all about perspective.
I have spent my life in New Hampshire...and I've seen some stuff. New Hampshire is unique; I can't imagine living anywhere else...but we're not the friendliest people in the country. I've heard us described as not necessarily nice but unfailingly kind...for what that's worth.
Lived there for 3 years. Couldnt wait to leave. How can i put this nicely? Its a beautiful state with the coastline and the mountains but the people are just 🤦♀️🤦♂️🤦🤷♀️
I'd rather live in New Hampshire then New York city. That's 4 sure... big city's is fun only if you go there for a few days to have a blast with your friends
Remember: Betty and Barney didn't seek attention on it. They told people at a church prayer group. Unbeknownst to them, the church was recording every session. (Not shady at all) The church went to the paper with the story, without the Hill's permission. (Again, not shady at all) 👀
