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The New Hampshire Advantage
For New Hampshire residents and frequent visitors, it comes as no surprise that the Granite State has been named the "Most Livable" state in the nation for three consecutive years.
And while that annual distinction takes into account 44 positive and negative factors such as median household income, crime rate, sunny days and infant mortality rate, those most intimately familiar with New Hampshire could certainly tell another similar yet distinct story - one based less on measurable factors and more on their own personal experience.
That experience, for some, might be as simple as the quality of life that comes with New Hampshire's clean air, self-sufficiency, glorious and diverse landscape and good neighbors.
It might, for others, hinge on the "Live Free or Die" pride of being one of the original 13 colonies, the first state to have its own constitution and the site of the nation's first presidential primary every four years.
Or it might include the idea of living within a few hours of such out-of-state destinations as the horse track at Saratoga, the city lights of Boston, the green mountains of Vermont and the Old Port of Portland.
Those are just a few of the untold number of reasons that millions of people have fallen in love with New Hampshire. If you're not one of those millions, you probably just haven't been here yet.
With its clean air, diverse seasons and geography, good neighbors, and lack of a sales or income tax, the phrase means many things to many people. To the folks at Morgan Quitno Press in Lawrence, Kansas, it means a very specific set of measurable factors.
For the third year in a row, Morgan Quitno named New Hampshire the “Most Livable State” in 2006, based on 44 positive and negative factors, ranging from median household income, job growth and percent of population with at least a bachelor’s degree to unemployment, crime and highway fatality rates.
While no one category paints the entire picture, the amalgam of all 44 has consistently put New Hampshire on or near the top (second in 2002 and 2003), and since 2004 it has been Number 1 each year. And that’s not to mention the fact that Morgan Quitno also deemed New Hampshire the second-healthiest state in its most recent report.
So come see for yourself, and take advantage of all that New Hampshire has to offer.
(LivingNH.com NHAR Member Site)
