east coast ladies tell me about manchester!

rikkiandjulie

Hello Ladies,

As well all know Julie just got a job promotion, working with a very skilled modeling program 3ds max. Well, this time next year there is an opportunity for her to advance even further, to the headquarters, which is in Manchester NH. We aren't sure about this, and yes it is FAAAAR off, but I thought I'd ask you ladies first. B/C as well all know a year flies by.

So tell me anything you can. Cost, Locations, Attitudes, subburbs, etc.

2brides

I don't know much about it since I have only flown in to the airport a couple of times. But Southwest flies in/out.  That is a thumbs up in my book!

ssg73

Don't know a whole lot about Manchester.  But my wife is from a nearby town.  The downtown is on the small side but the city sprawls quite a bit.  The north east is pricey for housing but nh is def. cheaper than ma.  NH is not as progressive as ma (not close) and we don't know much about the gay scene there.  There are some nicer sections of manchester but some other rather sketchy places so you would need to be there to pick a place to live.  Many people commute to MA from the manchester area so if you wanted a more liberal area you could do a reverse commute.  I would say it is about 45 min to an hr from Boston.  S grew up in Londonderry which I would describe as a stereotypical small NE town.  It would def. not be Portland I would say that Portsmouth would be a cooler place to be (on the coast) but I don't know what the commute would be like (I don't think there is a good way to do that).  If you are thinking of looking in northern MA I can be of more help as I grew up there.  Hope that helps

ssg73

http://www.gaynh.com/

you can see house prices here the prices are really great.  May need to move to NH...if only I could be married there!

http://realestate.yahoo.com/New_Hampshire/Manchester/homes-for-sale?typeBak=realestate&p=Manchester%2C+NH&type=classified&priceLow=&priceHigh=400000&bedroomLow=&bathroomLow=&search=Search#m=b%3D1%26p%3DManchester%252C%2520NH%26type%3Dclassified%26radius%3D%26lat%3D42.991175%26lon%3D-71.463089%26datelisted%3D%26priceLow%3D0%26priceHigh%3D400000%26bedroomLow%3D%26bathroomLow%3D%26sqLow%3D0%26sqHigh%3DUnlimited%26proptype%3Dall%26n%3D10%26view%3Dlist%26sortBy%3Dprice%25200

rikkiandjulie

Thanks for the info Sam! Leaving Portland would/is going to be hard for us b/c we love how liberal and progressive it is. So I may have a hard with that. I would like a progressive city, so we would are def willing to commute! :-)

ctbride08

if the commute is under an hour and you could swing it financially, i would definitely check out the boston suburbs.  Its a great city and will be much more in-line with portland than manchester.  And the state woudl recognize your marriage, which would seal the deal for me right there!

Mrs._F

You've already gotten some great info above!  I agree that the Boston area would probably be a great place for you to live coming from Portland.  Manchester is about an hour north of the city, and it would be a reverse commute, so traffic shouldn't be too bad.  Then, living closer to Boston (a larger city than Manchester), you'll have more job opportunities available for you.

Jessica Stewart

I know *nothing* about manchester but... congrads to you and her on the imposing opportunity!!!!

danielleferrara

We live in the Boston area, and love it, having lived here all our lives.  Head's up about NH, they have just voted to Legalize Marriage in their House of Reps, now has to pass the Senate.   Visit www.glad.org  for more info.

Some people call it ManchVegas here in MA, if that gives you any idea. MA and NH are very different, though taxes are much lower in NH and don't exist on some things at all, car purchase, sales tax, income.  

Portsmouth is a great town on the coast though.