It's odd how some areas of the state just seem lost in time for decades while others progress. My dad and I went through some of the places we lived 40 years ago in the whole Unity/Goshen/Acworth area and it just seemed like it really hasn't changed in 40 years. Lots of really poor areas that will likely never see any kind of investment re: real estate. Same kind of low income population with nowhere to go, but local businesses in Claremont, Newport and maybe Charlestown are likely close enough to commute.