You sound like me! I am single and work in tech, had been in Seattle and moved back home with Covid. I would live in Boston or NYC but the savings is too much with no income tax here. The ONLY reasonable answer is Portsmouth. It’s small but pretty nice and has some nightlife. Dating scene is not great. Certainly don’t expect NYC lol. I’m trying to figure out longer term if I just bite the bullet on taxes but it’s tough to swallow.