I've been looking at a move to NH recently and with apartments as expensive as they seem to be in Portsmouth, Merrimack/Nashua are looking a little more attractive. Anyone in this reddit with any experience with "SLATE at Merrimack Apartments" and can comment? I WFH and mostly will be driving everywhere, so not too concerned about area mechanics other than crime. I'll be recreating in Portsmouth, Boston, Hanover/Lebanon/southern VT (and in the mountains during ski season).

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quaffee t1_jawpf3g wrote on March 4, 2023 at 5:36 PM

Merrimack is a good, albeit boring, place to live. I know nothing about SLATE except that they're brand new and right next to the outlets, with easy access to route 101A. 101A has a (very busy) Market Basket, a Whole Foods further down and many many shops and restaurants ranging from very good to dreadful.

movdqa t1_jb0fzdc wrote on March 5, 2023 at 2:10 PM

I find it a lot easier to take the highway down to Exit 7W to get to Whole Foods or Exit 8 to get to the other Market Basket. There are a lot of grocery shopping options in the area.

movdqa t1_jb0fnlw wrote on March 5, 2023 at 2:08 PM

Slate is brand new so I don't think that many have a lot of experience with it. The location is excellent for what you want to do though. I live a few miles from those apartments and the you have easy access to Exit 10 and can run down to Boston or up to Portsmouth or Vermont. I go down to Boston once a week and just drive around the heavy traffic hours. Portsmouth is an easy shot on 101 to 93. You can also go to Hampton Beach if you want or the beaches in southern Maine.

NH is usually in the top 3 in terms of safest states in the country. One thing that I've noticed for many years is that there has often been a police car at the bottom of the hill where Slate is now looking for speeders driving from the Merrimack Premium Outlets. We do go to DCU and Qdoba regularly so we know the area well. You will also have access to a ton of retail in Nashua.

Private_Part t1_jb2x1i4 wrote on March 6, 2023 at 12:50 AM

I think rents are cheaper in Tyngsboro and Westford. Much easier access to Boston too.

arimathea OP t1_jb35rby wrote on March 6, 2023 at 2:01 AM

Rents are cheaper, but taxes are not and NH's lack of income tax would have a significant benefit. Thanks for the advice, though.

Private_Part t1_jb4lpvh wrote on March 6, 2023 at 11:50 AM

But if you move here, there will be an income tax.

alkaliphiles t1_jegfl5s wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:49 PM

What are you basing that on?

Private_Part t1_jego5wt wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:48 PM

Your post history.

alkaliphiles t1_jegobcn wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:50 PM

Sorry, I'm not OP. What is it about OP's post history?

notsurethisisfunny t1_jaxwm1y wrote on March 4, 2023 at 10:36 PM

Try MA or VT.

Yvng_chopp t1_jb4m32m wrote on March 6, 2023 at 11:54 AM

Nashua, we gotta up the population