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Coldest-Spinach t1_j5enqc5 wrote

Hey hey, welcome! There are some sketchy areas in Manch like any city but overall New Hampshire is a very safe state to live in, compared to the national average Manchester is safer than most cities. And some of the streets it depends on which part youre on, I used to date a person who was on Laurel and around where they lived on the street was ok but if you drove further up it was a little sketch.

Cost of living is high, I'd imagine higher than Kansas. but personally I found a pretty good deal when I was renting, i'm currently living in Nashua myself and about to move to Manch, I am paying around 1350 a month for rent for a 1bdrm deluxe, and will be paying approximately the same when I move for mortgage&taxes for a 2bdrm condo.

As far as activities to do, depends what you like. I personally love to go out dancing and clubbing, there is a goth night called resurrection I'm planning to attend soon. But usually for the best nightlife I go down to Boston. Which is a great thing too about this area is you're not far from Boston. I also love outdoors so I like to walk trails at massabesic lake or cedar swamp. And sometimes on a nice day I like to go to the airport in Manch and grab a coloring book or something and sit and watch the planes fly by. There are other fun spots and lots of good restaurants like one of those paint bars, boards and brews (bar that you can play tabletop games at), there is the mall of new new Hampshire. theres so much to do! I hope you love it here.

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justaduck0 OP t1_j5er052 wrote

This is a great answer, thank you!

I was told good things about NH and Manchester so I'm excited to relocate. I'm starting to get an inkling of which areas are safer than others (Google Maps is my friend) so I appreciate your experiences.

Cost-of-living there is much higher than here (and what I'm used to), and looking for housing was the first clue I got as to how expensive it is there. I've no plans to buy a house yet and the housing market seems too atrocious to consider that, at the moment. Y'all have a lot of cool shit to do there just based on what I found online, and even better knowing that Boston is close as well, so thank you for the recommendations. I'd appreciate any more tips if you can think of them later on!

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Coldest-Spinach t1_j5erkc4 wrote

The housing market in New england is some of the most expensive out there so I dont blame you!! I lucked out with the condo I snagged.

What kind of tips are you looking for? I can see if I can think of a few others. But depends on what you're interested in :]

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justaduck0 OP t1_j5i5hmx wrote

Thanks! I'm looking for housing with a budget of $1300 or below and I'm aware that it might take some luck to find something that's relatively decent. As far as tips, just anything about the eatery/restaurant and music scenes there. I'm very much an introvert but I'd like to put myself out there as much as I can and get familiar and comfortable with life there (and distract myself from the inevitable homesickness that'll be apparent for the first few weeks/months).

Curious about sightseeing in Boston as well (aquariums, museums, food, and touristy things I guess).

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Coldest-Spinach t1_j5j4yav wrote

1300 or below is gonna be hard. I'd recommend checking out some of the affordable housing programs but just know it can be a while on their waitlists.

I'd recommend giving a follow to Jewel music venue's social media as well as the SNHU arena, there are shows that go on there on occasion. As well as in Nashua there is a new venue being built called the center for the arts. For restaurants it depends on what cuisine you're looking for! theres lots of good spots in Manchester esp downtown, my fave is the indian place called taj india. theres also mi jaliscos which is Mexican. also a middle eastern /Mediterranean spot called Matbah, I havent been there in a while so I hope they're still around. Firefly bistro is also nice for a classier meal. Chez Vachon is a great breakfast spot, best poutine I ever had 👌 Theres many many others but those are my faves that jump to mind.

Oh, Boston has so many museums and things to do. The museum of science is my fave but also museum of fine arts is good too. The aquarium is very fun as well. There are also a TON of historical spots, I highly recommend doing the freedom trail or duck tours at some point, those are probably the most touristy you can get. Cambridge has a few clubs that I'm aware of for nightlife although the ones I go to are goth night so maybe not your thing. Downtown crossing and the boston common are fun areas just to walk around at, same with the wharfs near the aquarium. The restaurants in boston are so endless I couldn't even start. But one of my fave places is called Yvonne's, it's a little mor upscale and a speakeasy styled spot, tapas style. Boston has some shows as well, big and small. Check out venues like the house of blues, the Sinclair, the middle east, and for the massive shows TD garden, sometimes even huge artists will play at Fenway park. and also Boston has a good selection of theatre and orchestra. Honestly boston is my home away from home. love it there

Also. at some point I recommend you take a trip to portsmouth, nh. It's such a lovely city with lots of fun spots too, a lot of local stores and eateries, and right on the ocean.

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