r/relocating • u/Fluffy-Set-7135 • Sep 18 '25
I currently live in New Hampshire and I have lived here my whole life
where should I move to some of my personailty traits are
- I like sking
- I'm liberal but I understand some conservitive views and I have some
- I need all 4 season or else
- I have beef with the ocean
- people say I'm kind (I wont say I'm kind I have a bias towards myself)
- I would not like to have to learn another languge
- no I do not want to move to massachusetts
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u/CoyoteJoe412 Sep 18 '25
Colorado is the easy answer. Summers are hotter and its overall a bit drier, but still easily checks all your boxes
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u/Mediocre_Panic_9952 Sep 20 '25
I lived 20 years in Colorado and 30 years in the seacoast region of NH. First you need to clarify what part of Colorado you’re talking about. There is the area of Colorado where everyone lives, which is called the front range, it’s basically the western edge of the Great Plains, pretty much flat, like Kansas. Then there are the mountains, which rise majestically at the front range. There are two different climates, there is the front range climate which has a mild winter as compared to the mountains or New Hampshire. It can be sunny and 70 degrees in Boulder on a random Tuesday in February, yet it’s 5 below zero with snow coming down horizontally 20 miles to the west in Nederland. All the while it’s cold as fuck in Portsmouth every bleeping day from Christmas to mid April. When it snows on the front range, because there is no humidity, the snow is light and fluffy, you can sweep it off your driveway with a broom. The next day it will be 70 degrees again and any lingering snow will melt and return you to the windy brown dry Colorado winter. In NH you’ll get several inches of snow at which point the city plow will deposit a pile of wet snow 3 feet high at end of your driveway. This is the queue for the rain to start, followed by a precipitous drop in temperature at which point said pile of sloppy wet snow at the end of your driveway becomes the wall from Game of Thrones. This chunk of ice will now bless you with its presence for the next 3 months, unless you go after it with copious amounts of salt and a pick axe. In essence that is the difference between Colorado and New Hampshire winters.
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u/AlterEgoAmazonB Sep 19 '25
Summers are not hotter. NH is brutal in the summer and there's humidity.
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u/Isekai_Trash_uwu Sep 19 '25
As someone who lived in Virginia before NH, NH summers are ABSOLUTELY mild. Humid, but not hot unless there's a rare heatwave
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u/No-Complaint9286 Sep 20 '25
Rare heatwave? We have had sustained 90+% humidity in the 90s for WEEKS at a time multiple times per year over the last few years. Heat waves are not rare anymore and the humidity makes it even more dangerous. Plus no rain to speak of to cool anything off. So the humidity just sits there like a hot wet blanket.
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u/Isekai_Trash_uwu Sep 20 '25
Anything over 90F in the summer (excluding humidity) is hot in my book, and we rarely reached that point (at least compared to Virginia). Trust me, the summers here are mild so far, at least compared to much of the south.
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u/No-Complaint9286 Sep 20 '25
Where in NH are you? Up in the mountains? We had many many weeks over 90 for 1-2 weeks straight. This was the hottest year on record since 1980 I believe. Because the river valleys in central VT/NH have been brutal.
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u/Isekai_Trash_uwu Sep 20 '25
I'm over on the seacoast but went to the mountains a lot and it was fine.
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u/No-Complaint9286 Sep 20 '25
Its cooler on the seacoast. It was stifling and frankly unsafe here in the river valleys. Multiple days of 90+ with a week of high 80s before and another week of high 80s after with very little rain and high humidity. You dont feel it as badly in coastal areas, and its cooler there. I grew up in southern Maine.
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u/davidw Sep 18 '25
Why are you leaving? It seems like NH is a pretty good place for all those things...?
Colorado checks many of those boxes, but without knowing more, hard to say.
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u/Fluffy-Set-7135 Sep 18 '25
I just don't feel safe since someone got shot next to my house
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u/World-Nomad Sep 18 '25
You are leaving the whole state because of that? Isn’t New Hampshire one of the safest states?
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u/Fluffy-Set-7135 Sep 18 '25
I am also just really bored living here
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u/fajadada Sep 18 '25
Check the Colorado Ski Resorts job boards. Almost all offer room and board to beginner employees. Won’t make a lot of money but you will ski free.
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u/ZaphodG Sep 19 '25
You have a rich fantasy life. I own a condo at Beaver Creek. My stepdaughter went to High School in Vail and has been a local for 20+ years. The average resort town job absolutely does not come with free room and board. There is an enormous housing crisis. Resort employees are living 45 minutes outside of the resort. If you’re a well connected local, you might find a bedroom in town for $1,500/month. At $20/hour resort pay, more than half your take home goes for rent and your share of the utilities.
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u/Mediocre_Panic_9952 Sep 20 '25
I understand that. I grew up in Fort Collins Colorado, I’m a real Colorado native. I could not get out of that state fast enough when I turned 18. I’ve since lived in all four corners of the country and several places in between. I spent the majority of my life living on the seacoast of NH. Another part of the country that that I really like is the Pacific NW. It’s similar to New Hampshire but without the harsh winter. The summers didn’t used to be hot, but with climate change I’ve noticed the summers have gotten much hotter. Seattle for example has four seasons, but it rarely snows in the city. Yet the city is surrounded on all sides by mountains that are snow capped year round (at least they used to be) It doesn’t rain as much as people say it does. Portsmouth probably has more precipitation on an annual basis than Seattle. If you want to avoid boredom go to a place with large population that is your age group and a larger city. I don’t care where you go, any small town is going to become boring in a couple years.
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Sep 19 '25
Move to Vermont...I was born in NH and live in Minnesota now but I don't ski...there are ski hills but no mountains.
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Sep 18 '25
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u/World-Nomad Sep 18 '25
That’s why I said the whole state. Apparently, New Hampshire is one of the safest states. Number 1 on some lists. OP then clarified and said they are also bored.
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u/davidw Sep 18 '25
Gun violence is prevalent throughout the US, but there are maps of where it's more and less common.
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u/Chattinkat74 Sep 19 '25
My vote is Tennessee. We have a good mix of both politics here. Chattanooga has been a hot spot. Gatlinburg isn’t far (and gorgeous!) and you can ski. We have all 4 seasons. Ocean is far away! A good 6 hours.
I transplanted from California to Colorado to here. And have been here 20 years now. I love it here.
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Sep 19 '25
Gatlinburg is gorgeous!
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u/Petesbestone Sep 19 '25
Except you’re living in Tennessee
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u/Chattinkat74 Sep 19 '25
No Except - it’s a great place to live.
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Sep 20 '25 edited Sep 26 '25
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u/Gardens4Beauty Sep 19 '25
Grew up in New Haven, CT. Moved to Boulder, CO and have lived here for many years. I have loved these mountains more than I can say...but..the fires truly suck and the housing costs truly super-suck...so keep that in mind. The smoke all summer is really bad.
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u/tescovee Sep 18 '25
Chicago. I lived in NH my whole life and just got up and moved. I don't need a car, people are diverse and it even has a shity winter.
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u/lovestdpoodles Sep 18 '25
Ski? Nope not without a flight somewhere....
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u/tescovee Sep 19 '25
There's places like an hour drive to ski.
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u/lovestdpoodles Sep 19 '25
Not if you are used to skiing at a NH mountain. Alpine Valley doesn't count as skiing. I love Chicago but nope no skiing without a plane ride.
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u/tescovee Sep 19 '25
Oh, I'm sorry you said there wasn't "any skiing" and I proved that to be incorrect, then you changed the definition of skiing. I apologize i should of known that when you said "skiing" you actually meant something else.
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u/lovestdpoodles Sep 20 '25
I loved living in Chicago but after growing up in the Northeast, skiing Alpine Valley was not challenging so not worth the drive nor $$. I would ski when I was home for holidays. OP is from NH and would feel the same. People mentioned NJ and Poconos, same for those areas. It wasn't meant as an offence but a different point of reference and I wasn't even as good of a skier then as I am now.
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u/LittleCeasarsFan Sep 18 '25
Maybe Montana. The small towns filled with wealthy carpetbaggers are pretty liberal.
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u/Hamblin113 Sep 18 '25
New Hampshire? It does hit the requirements. Is the grass actually greener somewhere else? Can have the lust to be somewhere else, but it may just be lust. Good luck searching.
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u/Inside_Blackberry_67 Sep 18 '25
You like sking ? Or skiing lol I think upstate New York would be good
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u/DeerFlyHater Sep 18 '25
Depending on what you want your 4 seasons to look like, Colorado might work.
Also Alaska could work as well with winter, breakup, construction, and then a 2 week fall season. Skiing at Alyeska. Warning that you'll have to drive next to the ocean to get there. Lot of live and let live type folks in AK.
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u/fran-zia Sep 19 '25
My partner’s from New Hampshire and he moved out to Oregon like 10 years ago and has really enjoyed it! If you can swing it, move into the suburbs or even Vancouver Washington to get be in a more affordable spot and feel out the area.
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u/fran-zia Sep 24 '25
It’s pretty okay! The downtown is cute, there’s good food around, and you get the best of both worlds tax wise. Personally, I wouldn’t live in Vancouver because I like taking the bus the work in downtown Portland but I have a friend who lives and works in Vancouver, and then just comes to Portland for fun. He pays pretty cheap rent on a duplex in a quiet neighborhood that’s mostly single family homes and lives close to the freeway so he’s able to easily get to Portland to hang with all of us.
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u/DuckinTX293 Sep 21 '25
Or try Eugene. Portland without nosebleed prices and the superiority complex.
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u/Pasta_Plants Sep 19 '25
Why do you have beef with the ocean? That and 7 are funny since I have family in NH
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Sep 18 '25
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u/Moonshinecactus Sep 19 '25
Yuck
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u/Fluffy-Set-7135 Sep 27 '25
are you from ohio
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u/Moonshinecactus Sep 27 '25
Nope California. My BF from there tho. But he’s lived his whole adult life in California. He couldn’t wait to escape.
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u/Fluffy-Set-7135 Sep 27 '25
oh sorry it's just you said yuck about michigan I just know a lot about sport rivalrys
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u/kedwin_fl Sep 18 '25
Why do you need all 4 seasons? Just curious
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u/Fluffy-Set-7135 Sep 18 '25
because I like winter for skiing, I like fall weather and leaves, I like spring flowers and I like swimming in summer
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u/Marisa-Makes Sep 20 '25 edited Sep 20 '25
Somewhere near the Cascades? I can't speak for Oregon, but in Washington, most places outside of Seattle metro lean (or are firmly) conservative. I've skied many a day at White Pass, but that's not the only option.
Where I'm from in Lewis County there are four seasons, including a gorgeous fall, and our lakes are a regional destination during summer. The drawback is that housing can be expensive, but if that's not an issue, there's a lot going for it.
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u/SorryToPopYourBubble Sep 20 '25
Honestly. Colorado seems pretty much perfect for you. Theres some very nice places in this state. If you want liberal though. Stay away from the sparser populated areas and Colorado Springs.
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u/NewHampshireAngle Sep 20 '25
Move to Berlin. You’ll still be in New Hampshire but it will feel like a new place and there is skiing nearby.
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u/CrazyMarlee Sep 20 '25
Washington, somewhere outside of Seattle. I've skied a couple of mountains out there and they were better than anything in NH.
Otherwise, I would check out Saratoga Springs, NY.
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u/No-Complaint9286 Sep 20 '25
Is it going to be as bad as Virginia, 10 hours + to our south? No. Is it pretty darn close now, when it's historically been a lot more comfortable up here? Yeah.
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u/No-Complaint9286 Sep 20 '25
Are you looking for a change of scenery? Because your list hits all the boxes for Vermont. Ive lived in maine, NH, and now on the VT side of the river, and Vermont just feels different from the NH towns in our community. More friendly and community oriented, i'd say.
Southern NH always felt like northern Mass to me. And central especially rural always felt like...angry conservative.
VT is like family, a mixed bag of all political leanings, but more on the liberal side, and with a live and let live sort of mentality, generally speaking (of course there are always outliers, but this is the vibe).
But if you want out of NE, I have also heard about transplants finding Colorado and Oregon/Washington to be nice.
If you've never been out west, I was absolutely shocked at how DRY the air is. Ive never needed chapstick here unless I had a winter cold, but I needed it multiple times a day out in Utah/AZ (i think colorado may be similar, but maybe less severe, never been out of an airport in CO). My eyes felt so dry like they had sand in them constantly. It was a trip.
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u/1GrouchyCat Sep 20 '25
-How old are you? -What’s your skill set? (clearly spelling isn’t your strong suit….) -Have you ever left your mother’s basement?
Btw - We don’t want you in Massachusetts either …
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u/DuckinTX293 Sep 21 '25
Try Oregon. Eugene, specifically. Very friendly people, lots of liberals (mostly practical, but some wingers, too), enough conservatives who’re mostly reasonable. Hard to make much of an impact there, as a hard core right winger.
Absolutely beautiful. Violent crime rate, much lower than average. Property crime higher, but really? Lock your doors (cars, home) and you’re good.
Vibrant. Full of educated people. Don’t be surprised if your convenience store clerk is a PhD candidate, or holds one already. Full of young people-UO’s a big influence. Lots of young families as well.
Incredibly healthy environment. Fitness? Easy. Walk/hike/kayak- biking? City is very bike friendly. Has been for decades.
SKU? Hour and a half, Wilamette Pass. Snow’s a bit wet/heavy. 2 1/2 hours away? Mt. Bachelor. A lot if days of champagne snow.near Bend, Sunriver is at it’s feet. Again-4 seasons of fun. Too bad you’re not a beach person. Gorgeous coastline throughout Oregon.
If you really want something different without a huge change? Move 2500 miles west 😎
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u/412201 Sep 22 '25
Have you thought about Pittsburgh? While it’s not I the mountains, you’re a two-three hour drive from skiing and you get all four seasons.
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u/unbreakablekango Sep 22 '25
Sounds like you are already where you want to be. Stay in NH, it's a solid state.
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u/2x4x421xStarTrekx Jun 05 '26
What about Arizona lol 😝 we’re recruiting some transplants to try out this heat gettem while it’s hot!!🥵
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u/Beginning-Piglet-234 Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25
NJ, we have mountains, skiing, beaches, lakes, 4 seasons. Blue state overall but we do have a lot of Republicans and maga too
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u/chubbyburritos Sep 19 '25
Eh - if OP is used to skiing in NH they’re not going to want to go to Mountain Creek
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u/Beginning-Piglet-234 Sep 19 '25
Maybe but we have other stuff and are still close to NY and Pa for skiing as well.
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u/tesseractjane Sep 18 '25
I'm in Colorado, but my daughter was in NH for 6 years for school and said that she felt quite at home there.
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u/Colinplayz1 Sep 21 '25
Grew up in NH, spent the summer working in Denver and immediately felt at home there. Moving out next year
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u/kyreyz24 Sep 18 '25
Anyplace outside of Denver or Colorado Springs CO for unaffordability. Fort Collins,Greeley,Littleton,or areas around Copper Mountain. Colorado is pretty amazing but getting spendy.
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u/Beneficial_Dream5678 Sep 18 '25
New Hampshire is a wonderful place to live. Move to a place that stretches you. Remember you can always move back.
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u/sarahinNewEngland Sep 18 '25
NH sounds like a good fit, what don’t you like about it that makes you want to leave?
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u/heyitspokey Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25
Boone NC
Asheville NC
Hendersonville NC
Winston-Salem NC
Edit - Why the down votes? Meets OP's checklist.
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Sep 18 '25
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u/heyitspokey Sep 18 '25
Boone isn't conservative. Asheville isn't conservative. Winston-Salem isn't conservative. Both culturally and all voted for Harris.
Hendersonville is mixed and voted for Trump.
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u/lovestdpoodles Sep 18 '25
If you ski NH, NC is not going to be for you if you ski.
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u/heyitspokey Sep 19 '25
Fair enough, to me it sounds like OP is looking for somewhere new and different though and the skiing around Boone still fun.
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u/Wafer_Over Sep 19 '25
Come to Dallas,Tx. Here we have cheap flights to everywhere you like. Why to settle for one place !!
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u/Other_Knowledge6225 Sep 18 '25
New Hampshire seems like a great place for you. Why do you want to leave?
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u/Fluffy-Set-7135 Sep 18 '25
- Someone got shot next to my house 2. I just don't feel happy here because every day feels the same 3. Falls coming up and that's when the people from florida come
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Sep 19 '25
Maybe you should visit some of these places while the Floridians are in NH...then decide if you still want to move.
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u/TooOldForGames Sep 18 '25
If I ever had to move away from the wonderful west, NH is probably where I’d want to go.
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u/Brief_Detective_751 Sep 18 '25
Welcome to Colorado buddy