Relocation
Moving to New Hampshire
What to understand about the state's geography, regions and residency logistics before a move.
Living in NH
More than a place to live.
Explore the communities, lifestyle and practical information that help make New Hampshire home.
Property taxes
New Hampshire has no state income tax on wages and no general sales tax. Municipal services and schools are funded largely through local property taxes, and both assessed values and rates are set municipality by municipality. Official rates are published annually by the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration.
Schools and education
Public education is administered by local school districts and by cooperative districts that several towns share, particularly at the middle and high school level. Some smaller towns tuition students to neighboring districts. District boundaries, enrollment and assessment results are published by the New Hampshire Department of Education.
Municipal government
Most towns operate under a town meeting or SB2 ballot system with an elected board of selectmen, while the larger cities have mayors and councils. Zoning, assessing, permitting and services are handled at the municipal level, so requirements differ from one town to the next.
Outdoor recreation
The state includes the White Mountain National Forest, more than ninety state parks, the Appalachian Trail, extensive rail trail networks and public access points on hundreds of lakes and ponds along with eighteen miles of Atlantic coastline.
Commuting and transportation
Interstates 93 and 95 and the F.E. Everett Turnpike form the primary north-south corridors, with Route 101 crossing the southern part of the state. Amtrak's Downeaster serves Exeter, Durham and Dover, and Massachusetts commuter rail stations near the border are used by many southern-tier residents.
Geography and seasons
Elevation ranges from sea level on the Seacoast to 6,288 feet on Mount Washington. That range produces meaningful differences in growing season, snowfall and road access between the southern tier and the northern communities.
Guides
New Hampshire guides
Communities
New Hampshire Towns & Cities
An orientation to how the state's 234 municipalities are organized and governed.
Ownership
New Hampshire Property Taxes
How municipal assessment and the local rate structure work, and where to find official figures.
Municipal
Schools & Education
How school districts, cooperative districts and school choice are structured across the state.
Lifestyle
Outdoor Recreation
State parks, the national forest, trail networks and public water access.
Geography
New Hampshire Coast
The eighteen-mile shoreline, the Great Bay estuary and the towns along them.
Geography
Lakes & Mountains
Winnipesaukee, the smaller lakes and the White Mountain communities to the north.
Practical
Commuting to Massachusetts
Highway corridors, commuter rail connections and border-town travel patterns.
Process
Buying a Home in New Hampshire
An outline of the purchase process and the local factors worth understanding early.
Process
Selling a Home in New Hampshire
How preparation, pricing and local market conditions shape a sale.