Hmm, I live on the border to NH. The two comparable "cities" I would say are Manchester and Burlington. Sadly they're no where near eachother. They're fairly similar states considering they're in the same region. I'd suggest either narrowing down where you're going or identifying things that would be important other than night life. I'm not sure our bars will really impress you but pascolos in Burlington is one of my favorite restaurants in VT and Loui Louis in West Lebanon is one of my favorites in New Hampshire.