I have lived here (BTW, Tewksbury) for 19 years and I love it. Route 38 is the main road and traffic can be pretty grim but other than that it's great. You have fairly easy access to three major highways; 93, 95 and 495 and multiple train stations if you prefer that.

Also while the route 38 traffic gets backed up it's not THAT bad and it's backed up because there are places to go. Lots of nice little restaurants including the best donuts in the state at Donna's, couple of hardware stores (Aubuchon is a nice small one and there's a Home Depot also) and a truly great library.

Lastly, it's a short jump up the highway to the tax free Rockingham Mall in Salem, NH. Highly recommended.