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I_knowwhat_I_am t1_iykhhtf wrote

Funding for schools comes from property taxes, so towns with higher property taxes generally have better schools (generally, not always). All the towns you mentioned are pretty solid. Litchfield is a good choice to consider, as is Merrimack. I'd throw in Goffstown too, there are some really nice areas, good proximity to highway. Amherst / Bedford are the "it" towns with the best schools, but out of your price range for something decent.

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ZeBrownRanger OP t1_iyki1tn wrote

That's good info. I don't know that I'm worried about the "it" towns. New Mexico is close to the bottom for education, so anything has to be a step up. I want her to have a good education, but I also don't want her surrounded by kids who get a luxury car for sweet 16. If that makes sense.

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Bobtom42 t1_iykjg4b wrote

Just be aware that towns in New Hampshire have much of the power that counties do in the rest of the country. Everywhere is part of a town. So you might have vastly different zoning, taxes, and as others have mentioned, schools than folks in the next town over. And I do mean vastly different. The town next to us doesn't allow cable or fiber internet because it would "change the character of the town" .

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ZeBrownRanger OP t1_iykk5lg wrote

That's very valuable info. Thank you. Sounds like my research plate got bigger.

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Economy_Influence_92 t1_iykmmqo wrote

Goffstown is great! Great community as well. There’s a rail trail and a couple Mountains that make for easy hiking.

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