More reasons I love NH (moved from CT)

Submitted by archipelago314 t3_xwbwvj in newhampshire

Exit/entry highway ramps are multi laned or have wide shoulders so there’s plenty of room to merge or exit.

Car registration came out to around $125 per car compared to $195+ in CT.

Our auto insurance is going from ~$1100 for 6 months to $450 for 6 months. 2 cars / 2 drivers.

NH is more business friendly in every regard.

Casinos in NH have more of a mom + pop feel rather than a massive enterprise feel. Very laid back and enjoyable. You’d be hard pressed to find a blackjack table in CT for less than $25 minimum. NH has places you can play table games for $5.

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farts_in_the_breeze t1_ir5rwx1 wrote

Allow me to introduce you to Route 16 on ramp at Dover heading north.

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LELANDYEE t1_ir6e0wx wrote

8w? That one can get sporty when its crowded.

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farts_in_the_breeze t1_ir80p3z wrote

Sporty is a fun word. That camera has watched me do 80 to keep up with traffic at that corner. Sheesh.

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ProlapsedMasshole t1_ir61yg9 wrote

Nowhere on 16 is even remotely comparable to the shitty cramped highways in CT.

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farts_in_the_breeze t1_ir80xcz wrote

Yeah, I challenge you to take the Dover on ramps and use the off ramps. If you're not in the left hand lane driving past them, you're wrong.

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Loosh_03062 t1_ir5jzep wrote

Your cars must be small and inexpensive. Get a new, heavy vehicle and you'll be seeing registration fees of several hundred dollars. The municipal portion is based on list price with some depreciation for the first several years and the state portion on weight.

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clarenceisacat t1_ir5m7hk wrote

'Your cars must be small and inexpensive.'

Seconding this. We have a Subaru Outback that's four years old and paid $250 this year.

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rellufevets t1_ir6o78s wrote

I live in CT with a 5 year old outback and paid more than that. Been looking to move to NH but started a business in CT that kind of needs me, so I spend weekends and summers in NH for the past 10 years. Still not enough to claim residency but that's why I'm here!

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chain_me_up t1_ir6vsi2 wrote

Seriously lmao, bought a 22 Altima and my reg was 500-600 bucks

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RelativeMotion1 t1_irf28nf wrote

I register a new company car every year and it’s usually $800-1200.

I didn’t think it even went as low as $125.

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MartoufCarter t1_ir6s7ve wrote

We have casinos?

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koifishkid t1_ir72vzk wrote

There's one in Keene.

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cssmythe3 t1_ir7jamr wrote

Last time I was in Keene there were dozens of people walking around in wizard robes.

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plemur t1_ir7ln7y wrote

That could be their town motto.

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a1234321 t1_ir71rcf wrote

There's one in Concord at the very least, and there's that poker place next to Dover bowl.

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MartoufCarter t1_ir755ub wrote

OK, I guess I am thinking more about resort style casinos and not poker and bingo type places.

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overdoing_it t1_ire5fo4 wrote

I know of this one I see it off the road sometimes https://www.lakesregioncasino.com/

It's not like an Indian casino where you win cash/tokens/vouchers but I'm not sure what the difference is. It says it's a charitable gaming facility so maybe you just play/win like 75c on the dollar and the rest goes to charity.

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golfgrandslam t1_ir73ehw wrote

The Merritt Parkway is literally the highway to hell

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Nestormahkno19d t1_ir9tw5l wrote

To be fair any place will seem like paradise after you’ve lived in Connecticut for a little while

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draggar t1_ir5jaqf wrote

>Exit/entry highway ramps are multi laned or have wide shoulders so there’s plenty of room to merge or exit.

I'm keeping this here - chances are you'll delete it once you try to go from 393W to 93S or 93S to 393E (Concord). :D

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archipelago314 OP t1_ir5jlci wrote

I’m sure there are exceptions to the rule but this place is nothing compared to CT highways. Left exits all over the place, stop signs for merging, narrow lanes, aggressive drivers doing anything they can to get 1 car ahead. The list goes on and on lol

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draggar t1_ir5ldnd wrote

I've driven through Hartford many times, yes, it's chaotic.

& Yes, on/off ramps in most of the places are pretty good, the 93S / 939 interchange is probably the worst one in the state, and the 101/93 interchange in Manchester can get confusing, too.

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coldnh t1_ir6b7we wrote

I particularly love how two onramp lanes from 101west to 93 north merge into one lane. Same thing 93South to 101East.

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thread100 t1_ir6pult wrote

Thank you for appreciating what most of us love. Welcome.

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wackybones t1_ir76u3v wrote

$125 for car registration!? Omg mine was at least $400. Don't get a new car.

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tjcloutier3 t1_ir7b7aq wrote

Mine was $1600 between two vehicles. In Florida where I moved from it was like $150

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heeyyyyooo t1_ir7sg36 wrote

Those must be some expensive cars.

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tjcloutier3 t1_ir7svn0 wrote

78k and 52k, nothing too crazy

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heeyyyyooo t1_ir7tf5h wrote

For todays car prices that seems average! Luckily the last time I purchased a car was 2017 when paying under MSRP was normal 😖. My wife’s car is 12 years old so she pays about $100 per year lol.

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Automatic-Raspberry3 t1_ir7kb5i wrote

You must have old and light duty vehicles. One of my equipment trailers is over 300 a year and that’s just a trailer.

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kberson t1_ir7cxif wrote

Welcome to New Hampshire! Moved here from CT in ‘86 and never looked back!

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cssmythe3 t1_ir7j5oc wrote

I moved from NYC with city and state income tax to NH with neither. My on paper pay cut ended up being a function 20% raise.

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cafeRacr t1_ir7rjpx wrote

And then you paid your property tax.

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boyfromthenorth t1_ir7urpk wrote

Literally the highest property tax rate in NH (Claremont) is 40.

The city in CT that I live in now (from NH originally) is 43.8.

It's really not that bad, though with the housing market in NH being what it is, folks are potentially overpaying in that regard (when valuations catch up).

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archigos t1_iraloq2 wrote

NH has nothing on NY property taxes too…

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Puzzleheaded-Log-111 t1_ir8gdla wrote

I moved here to escape deep blue states, so I don’t have many complaints at all… but something I noticed IMMEDIATELY… NH folk like to ride the merge lanes all the way out.

C’mon folks it’s a MERGE lane. You get in to get over. Don’t ride it.

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BloodySox t1_irb340y wrote

> NH folk like to ride the merge lanes all the way out.

This is actually the most effective way to merge. Zipper merges work well when people actually use them as a zipper merge.

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