In just one visit, it’s easy to envision building a community, starting a business, or raising a family here. The state’s four distinct seasons are perfect for making a lifetime of memories, from spring wildflower walks to summer swimming, from fall apple picking to winter ice skating.

In New Hampshire, you will find an incredibly diverse mix of communities. Whether you are interested in living in a city, in the suburbs, on a farm, by the beach, in the mountains, or on a lake, you can find your dream home here.

Towns create their own budgets and regulations, affording the opportunity to live in low-tax towns and towns with no zoning. New Hampshire law prohibits the use of eminent domain for private use or private development.

The state is home to many non-government schools and active homeschool communities, along with several trade schools and 23 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities.

A hiker’s dream (and a photographer’s dream too!), New Hampshire boasts 48 mountains with peaks higher than 4,000 feet, access to the Appalachian Trail, and a variety of trails throughout the state. These include the most-hiked mountain in the Western Hemisphere, Mt. Monadnock, and the tallest mountain in the Northeast, Mt. Washington, affording 100-mile views of three states and Canada.

New Hampshire is the 8th healthiest state in the nation, and its health system ranks 4th overall. It is the least religious state, and also one of the most religiously tolerant, with 79% of the population believing that other religions can lead to eternal life. Marriage between two adults, regardless of gender, is legal. New Hampshire was the first state to adopt same-sex union legislation without a challenge to existing law.

Music fans will appreciate The Dover Brickhouse, the SNHU Arena, and the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook – named one of America’s Top 10 Music Venues by USA Today. Fun seekers can enjoy a variety of comedy clubs, amusement parks, water parks, indoor rock climbing, indoor surfing, indoor skydiving, NASCAR, and Funspot – the largest arcade in the world. Technology lovers will be relieved to discover that New Hampshire has an extensive wireless infrastructure and ranks highest in percentage of households that have access to broadband internet.

A plethora of gun clubs and private shooting ranges are located in New Hampshire. Hunting opportunities abound, with black bear, coyote, moose, white-tailed deer, turkey, waterfowl, and small-game hunting as well as deep-sea, river, lake and even ice fishing. The state offers abundant water resources, with little threat of water shortages. The state is considered at very low risk for natural disasters, including hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, and forest fires.