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TianamenHomer t1_izqsv4n wrote

I am kind of doing the identical thing but from another state. Reading ALLLLLL ABOUT New Hampshire. Concord and Nashua and their out lying areas are what we will be checking out. Not sure about driving to Manch from Portsmouth. Is that done by the locals? Seems like winter could dissuade a reasonable person from driving that far ever my day?

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fearlessjf t1_izrw0b9 wrote

My husband and I live on the seacoast and love it. We’re in Newmarket (near Portsmouth). He works in concord a few times a week - the commute is an hour, but it’s worth it to live out this way to us! I work in MA (Newburyport) about half hour away. Id check out both the areas when you visit. See what you like better! When we house hunt, we’re hoping for Exeter.

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TianamenHomer t1_iztjijr wrote

This is very helpful. I liked Exeter too with all the research. All you others.. Please don’t downvote a regular guy stressed already with a life change. The choices will affect my 4 kids and generations. Being a thoughtful father should not be a bad thing. Life is hard, yo.

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TianamenHomer t1_izv0paq wrote

Very helpful. Thank you. Saw some nice places all over the sea coast too!

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BathtubJennn t1_izrpnz2 wrote

I drive from wakefield to Boston everyday for work. It's a company car though. As long as you're cautious driving & have good snow tires & whatnot I don't think that's a horrible commute to Manchester from portsmouth. Portsmouth is beautiful, too!

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MommaGuy t1_iztgrml wrote

Unless it’s a crazy blizzard, the state does a pretty good job of keeping highways clear. In my 29 yrs of living here (transplant from MA) the only place I really had issues was Nashua. They never seem to clear the sidewalks.

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Happy_Confection90 t1_izxzdek wrote

Depends on the highway, or what passes for highways in New Hampshire. I worked in Concord for 8 years and at least twice a winter every year got trapped near the Epsom traffic circle for 45-75 minutes due to poor plowing making traffic grind to a complete halt. People would ask why I didn't stay home, and it was always the case that roads were fine until I hit Epsom.

And these weren't blizzard days, because the university closed then, just typical, a few inches of snow storms.

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fallenelf OP t1_izqtjfc wrote

Exactly! Driving from Portsmouth to Concord in the winter seems brutal! When I get flown up we're going to look at a few homes in Concord and Londonderry, but the public schools don't seem great.

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