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Crime |
The crime rate in Portsmouth is about half the national average. |
Medical Facilities |
Portsmouth Regional Hospital |
Transportation |
I 95 runs through Portsmouth. Airports in Portland (ME) and Boston are about an hour away. There is an AMTRAK bus stop in Durham |
Valuable Links |
Portsmouth Wikipedia entry New Hampshire retirement guide |
What people are saying about Portsmouth | |
Portsmouth/Seacoast of NH | |
We live in this area now and are looking to relocate to Florida. While this is a lovely area in many ways, the climate is not "relatively mild." The winters here are not as bad as say, Maine's, but they are New England winters, cold, snow etc. Many retirees in this area flee to warmer climes to escape winters. Portsmouth is nice if you want to live right downtown, but it is expensive, and touristy in summer. The NH coastline is only about 20 miles long and the water stays cold until mid-to-late summer. The shops and restaurants along the beach are trashy and touristy, and attract the 25-and-under crowd. We find that there is not a lot to do here, at least not a lot that interests us. We are not skiers, kayakers, hunters or fisherman. Unless you live in downtown Portsmouth, you have to drive to everything. New Englanders (and we are both native New Englanders) tend to be staid and reserved; we've lived in a community for 6 years and still do not know many of our neighbors. (I know I'll get criticized for that generalization, but in my experience of living in New England for over 20 years, it is true). The seacoast area is safe, relatively little crime though the drug business,and associated crimes, has come to NH, as evidenced by the recent murder of a small town police chief trying to serve a search warrant on a suspected drug dealer. | |
Posted by Edwina on May 12, 2012 | |
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- State: NH
- Environment: Coastal,Small Town,Boating Community,
- City Population: 10,000-25,000
- Median age of Population: 25-44
- Avg Jan Temperature: 21-40
- Avg July Temperature: 60-80
- Median HH Income: 60,001-80,000
- Average Home Price (MLS): $500,001+
- Annual Property Tax on a $200,000 house: 2000-4000
- Total Crime Index: 81-90 (low)
- Cost of Living Index: 121+ (very high)
- Culture Index: 101-110 (slightly above average)
- State Sales Tax: No
- State Income Tax: Yes
- Name of the Guide: Boomer1
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