cumsona t1_jc6hnuw wrote on March 14, 2023 at 12:12 PM

I'd recommend Manchester. it's definitely the busiest city in New Hampshire

wowmeister OP t1_jc7nxw6 wrote on March 14, 2023 at 5:15 PM

I've heard mixed things, what are the best areas to live within Manchester?

Fenwick19 t1_jc8aym1 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 12:42 AM

Lots of new apartments going up in and around downtown, that would be the ideal location so you can walk to bars and restaurants. Outside of that most neighborhoods are safe, and it is a small city so just a short drive to downtown from wherever you are. Only areas I would avoid would be the Kalivas Union neighborhood southeast of downtown and the Piscataquog neighborhood on the West Side.

wowmeister OP t1_jc8nm9u wrote on March 15, 2023 at 2:06 AM

Thank you! I think I'm leaning towards Manchester this is exactly the advice I was looking for.

AnythingToAvoidWork t1_jc8rknm wrote on March 15, 2023 at 2:33 AM

This may help, too:

https://old.reddit.com/r/ManchesterNH/comments/grypup/what_is_considered_the_ghetto_in_manchester/

Manchester is kid gloves for people used to real cities, but there's some areas ("the tree streets") that generally have the majority of the crime.

There's nowhere I feel uncomfortable walking in Manchester, really outside of places that would be sketchy anywhere alone at night.

Fenwick19 t1_jcapbpl wrote on March 15, 2023 at 2:26 PM

I moved here about a year and a half ago after graduating from college and I love it. Underrated food scene, fun bars, nice parks. Plus it’s super convenient for everything, 1 hr to the mountains, beach, and Boston. I’m not really into running much myself but my favorite brewery, To Share, has a running club which sounds like something you might be interested in.