I'm a New Hampshire neophite

[Braddogg]

It's going to be easy to get that small town feel and actually be nearer one of the larger cities in NH.  You can always be downtown -> woods in minutes here.

What do you think of Keene State College?  One of my many master plans include moving to Keene when I get my undergrad, establish residency in NH (to save myself a few thousand dollars a year in tuition), apply to UNH's American History grad program, and start lecturing at KSC.

When I get my bouts of insomnia, I start planning my life years in advance

[aries]

It's going to be easy to get that small town feel and actually be nearer one of the larger cities in NH.  You can always be downtown -> woods in minutes here.

If you come out at the right morning hours you can probably find moose and bears frolicking in the downtowns of cities! :p

I actually saw both a moose AND a bear yesterday morning.

[toowm]

Sounds good.  I live in Chicago so I'm used to the cold.  I'm 22, so I guess I'll be helping to bring that median down .  I currently work for a company with an office in Cambridge MA.  I know at least Dave works in Massachussets and others probably do too.  What can you tell me about that? 

Deja vu! I came from Chicago last August and work in Cambridge, MA. I live off of I-93 just over the NH border. Commute is 90 minutes in the morning and 45 minutes home. If this is your best work option, look at Salem, NH on I-93 and Nashua, NH on SR-3. You could also catch trains in Lowell or Haverhill, MA. Other than the commute, the other big issue with working around Boston is paying MA income tax. If you travel or work from home occasionally, you can ask your employer to report MA wages only on the days you are in state.

Weather is actually a little warmer than Chicago, especially this last year. Snow is more frequent than the Chicago suburbs - similar to lake-effect in the city or SW Michigan. So you have fewer <0 F days but more days with >4 in of snow.

I'm raising the median, but my family in total is lowering it!

[tsaylor]

I checked out a couple tax burden / cost of living sites and they say that living in MA vs NH is only a 4% difference in tax burden, and I'd actually have more disposable income living in Manchester and working in Boston vs living and working in Chicago.  Very interesting. 

[FTL_Ian]

The median age of Keene, NH compared to Sarasota, FL is much lower, but actually the median age of NH is 37 vs FL's 36!

Did you mean 46?

Oops, it's 38.7 according to http://www.city-data.com/states/Florida-Population.html

Shockingly low, but that's all of Florida.  I bet the coasts are much higher.

[Russell Kanning]

I checked out a couple tax burden / cost of living sites and they say that living in MA vs NH is only a 4% difference in tax burden, and I'd actually have more disposable income living in Manchester and working in Boston vs living and working in Chicago.  Very interesting. 

It is alot cheaper if you don't pay the property taxes the cities want from us.

[Thespis]

I'd actually have more disposable income living in Manchester and working in Boston vs living and working in Chicago.  Very interesting. 

I'm certainly not surprised.

<------- also in Chicago.

[Ruger Mason]

Here's what many young professionals in southern New Hampshire do!

http://www.nhssc.com

[Fluff and Stuff]

Shockingly low, but that's all of Florida.  I bet the coasts are much higher.

It that not the highest in the nation?

[FTL_Ian]

I have no clue.