SkiingAway t1_j2wt7xp wrote on January 4, 2023 at 2:31 PM

If you work in-person in MA and own in NH, you get to pay NH's high property taxes + MA income tax.

There's a number of things not called taxes but that basically function like one - high car registration fees, for example.

So if you're moving for financial reasons, make sure you've done the math to make sure it works for you - rather than just being attracted by a slightly lower rent or property price. It certainly does result in a lower CoL for some, but not all situations.

Beyond money....as of ~2012, 42% of NH was born in NH, 25% of NH was born in MA, 17% of NH was born in another Northeastern state, 17% was born elsewhere in the US or out of the country.

Anyone who claims that NH is particularly hostile to people from MA (or elsewhere) is lying to you.

That said, as with anywhere - don't move somewhere and then demand it conform to be exactly like the place you moved from. Sounds like that's not you.

gman2391 t1_j2y64me wrote on January 4, 2023 at 7:43 PM

Yea the car registration fees are definitely a shock going from ma to nh

TryingNotToGoCrazy48 t1_j2x4ism wrote on January 4, 2023 at 3:50 PM

Im definitely going to be looking into taxes and all those fees. Is there a good place or website to get info on what taxes and fees are like? This will be our first home so I’m new to all this. I know it depends on town/county but I think it would be helpful to crunch some numbers before hand.

I just want a quiet place to live that’s closer to the mountains and where people will leave me alone haha 😂