Seacoast
New Hampshire's 18 miles of coastline plus the tidal towns along the Piscataqua and Great Bay. Walkable downtowns, historic housing stock, and the state's shortest drives to Portsmouth and Logan.
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Seven regions, seven very different ways to live
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Merrimack Valley
The state's population and employment core along I-93 and the Everett Turnpike, from the Massachusetts line north through Manchester and Concord. The most commuter-oriented part of New Hampshire.
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Lakes
Winnipesaukee and the surrounding lake communities. Year-round village centers, seasonal shoreline housing, and a slower pace within reach of Concord and the Seacoast.
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Monadnock
Southwestern New Hampshire around Mount Monadnock. Historic village centers, larger lots, lower density, and orientation toward Keene rather than Boston.
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Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
The Upper Valley along the Connecticut River plus the Sunapee lake region. Employment centered on Dartmouth, Dartmouth Health, and Lebanon rather than the Boston market.
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White Mountains
The northern mountain communities around the White Mountain National Forest. Outdoor recreation access, small year-round populations, and long drives to metropolitan employment.
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Great North Woods
The northernmost part of New Hampshire above the notches. Very low density, extensive forest land, and the most remote municipalities in the state.
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Merrimack Valley
Amherst
A town organized around a historic village green, with low-density residential development, conservation land, and access to Route 101 and the Nashua employment area.
Merrimack Valley
Bedford
A largely residential town bordering Manchester, with newer subdivisions, larger lots, a commercial corridor along Route 101, and direct access to I-293 and the airport.
Seacoast
Dover
A mill city on the Cochecho River with a revitalized downtown, rail service, and housing that ranges from converted mill condominiums to established single-family neighborhoods.
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Exeter
A tidal river town with a traditional downtown, an Amtrak Downeaster station, and a housing stock weighted toward historic homes and walkable in-town neighborhoods.
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Portsmouth
A compact coastal city with a dense, walkable downtown, a working waterfront, and the state's largest concentration of restaurants and cultural venues. Housing is a mix of historic in-town properties, condominiums, and limited new construction.
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Windham
A residential town on the Massachusetts line at exit 3 of I-93, with newer construction, larger lots, and lake frontage on Cobbetts Pond.
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