Land prices? I'm new, so help guide me with advice.

[Alex, Minarchist Minutema]

Hi, I'm new to this forum.

Okay, this being my first post, I will ask about the most vague question anyone can ask, but seeing as their is no shortage of newcomers asking for vague advice... it can't hurt to ask.

What would you say, is the average price of land per acre in New Hampshire?

I don't know much about real estate, but if it narrows it down any.... this is what I am looking for:

Land up North of the Notches... maybe Gorham area, maybe higher... cheapest "crap" land available.

My goal is basically this.  I want to own large acreage on a mountain somewhere up North, so I am looking to get hold of relatively cheap property.   I don't know what kind of land the real estate market considers "cheap" or borderline "worthless" in NH, but I'm thinking rocky, mountainous, "scrub" kind of property that may not have a lot of real estate value as most people probably wouldnt consider building their house on rocky scrub property.

I'm from Long Island where a breadboxed sized plot of property may possibly cost as much as many acres in NH... so I'm just kind of looking for ballpark honest figures per acre.


I've heard people say property taxes are expensive...  but does that apply to land being expensive also?  Some people seem to say that the land is pretty cheap, its just the taxes that can be a bit much.

[Kat Kanning]

This should help.

http://nneren.com/

I saw a little plot of land in Gorham for 19,000.

[KBCraig]

Welcome to the forum! Your cheapest bet in the north country is to buy timberland that's already been cut over.

You can still buy land fairly cheap up there, and the taxes aren't high on land itself. You don't want Gorham, though.

Here are some north country realtors who list land:

http://www.gallusandgreen.com
http://www.pcre.com
http://www.lizrealty.com
http://www.dscottre.com

[Alex, Minarchist Minutema]

Welcome to the forum! Your cheapest bet in the north country is to buy timberland that's already been cut over.

You can still buy land fairly cheap up there, and the taxes aren't high on land itself.

You don't want Gorham, though.

Thanks for the help guys.... and also if anyone else can chime in, that would be helful too.

I don't want Gorham, why specifically? ... I Wasn't really considering that town.... just kind of threw that name out there as a general area...  Is it because its expensive in Gorham?

Also, would I be at least partially correct in assuming that if I move anywhere within the direct vicinity of the town proper (the heavily occupied part of town) it would be more money (regardless of whether I'mbuying or renting)... and maybe I'd be better off living far off in the outskirts of town if I'm looking for the cheaper prices?

[cathleeninnh]

Which town you choose is more important than distance from town center. The town is everything and there is no such thing in NH as outside of town. Secluded on a mountaintop and you are still "in" a town. Close to shopping and schools is important to some people and not to others. I don't think there is any significant price differential based on it.

Cathleen

[KBCraig]

I don't want Gorham, why specifically? ... I Wasn't really considering that town.... just kind of threw that name out there as a general area...  Is it because its expensive in Gorham?

Gorham is more expensive, and more heavily regulated. "No dogs allowed at any time on the town commons" is one of their local ordinances. What kind of town is it if you can't even take a dog to the park?

Based on what you said you're looking for, then Milan, Stark, or Northumberland would be good places to look. Or even farther north, in Colebrook or Pittsburgh.

Also, would I be at least partially correct in assuming that if I move anywhere within the direct vicinity of the town proper (the heavily occupied part of town) it would be more money (regardless of whether I'mbuying or renting)... and maybe I'd be better off living far off in the outskirts of town if I'm looking for the cheaper prices?

Like Cathleen said, you're always "in town", subject to the same rules as if you were living in the "town proper" (usually called "the village"). Think of towns as miniature counties.

For instance, in the Town of Northumberland, you really won't find a "town", as most people think of it, named Northumberland. The "town" is the Village of Groveton. Same with the Town of Carroll, and the Village of Twin Mountain.

When you look at real estate around Lancaster, you'll see lots of references to distance to the village, but the "town" boundaries include a lot of rural countryside.

Kevin