101 Reasons to move to New Hampshire

[Keith and stuff]

Why Ron Paul Did so Well in New Hampshire in 2012
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/entry.php?532-Why-Ron-Paul-Did-so-Well-in-New-Hampshire-in-2012

Here are some of the highlights from the piece.

Ron Paul received more than 18,000 votes at around 8% of the vote in 2008. In 2012, Paul received just fewer than 57,000 votes at around 23% of the vote. This dramatic lead happened, despite only twenty-one candidates on the ballot in 2008 compared to the thirty candidates on the ballot in 2012. The question is, why did support for Paul grow so much between 2008 and 2012?

Ron Paul’s 2012 winning formula was a combination of many things. Extra volunteers, be them the youth volunteers that spent the last week of the campaign in New Hampshire, or the volunteers from around the county that called New Hampshire homes for weeks leading up to the Primary. Paul really helped himself with a fantastic debate performance on the Saturday night before the Primary. A little known issue outside of New Hampshire, Northern Pass, helped to positively set Paul apart from Mitt Romney. There is no doubt that Free State Project participants were also critical to Paul’s second place victory. The ideas Paul talks about implementing on the national level are in many ways ideas that are currently being implemented in New Hampshire. From Paul’s idea of deep government budget cuts to his ideas of tax and regulation reform, it’s currently happening in New Hampshire so the voters are familiar with it.

Between the 2008 and 2012 elections, the number of Free State Project participants that moved to New Hampshire doubled. While the FSP didn’t officially get involved with the Paul campaign, as it doesn’t get involved in politics at all, some people that moved to New Hampshire as part of the FSP spent the last few years talking about and helping gain support for Paul in New Hampshire. FSP movers and friendly locals were at 100s of sign waves, phone banks and door knocking events for Paul. They appeared on local TV and radio shows and wrote articles in newspapers about their support for Dr. Paul. There is no doubt that without the support of these activists, Ron Paul would not have finished second in NH.

Partly due to tea partiers, libertarians and free staters, the ideas Paul talks about are currently happening in New Hampshire. Paul’s major domestic issues are reducing government spending and reducing regulations and taxes on both people and corporations. The New Hampshire government just reduced government spending by more than any state has ever reduced government spending since the World War II era. Those reductions, along with regulation and tax reform are what the New Hampshire Republican leadership considers the main accomplishments of 2011. Don’t take my word for it. Go to the accomplishments paper and read about how 43 laws to reduce regulations passed and how both fees and taxes were cut. BTW, Dr. Paul’s theory about additional jobs being created if regulations and businesses taxes were reduced worked in New Hampshire, as the unemployment rate was over 6% at the start of 2011 but was under 5% by the end of the year.

 

[Keith and stuff]

We have all heard that the NH government spends less money on government colleges and universities than other states do per capita. We have heard that NH recently cut government funding of colleges and universities by around 48% or twice as much as any other state.

What about the total dollars spent? NH has over twice as many people as VT or about as many people as RI.

Fewest State Government Dollars Spent on Higher Education in 2011
1. New Hampshire $83,299,717
2. Vermont $87,922,922
3. Rhode Island $163,535,192
4. South Dakota $179,516,376
5. Montana $202,105,316

For fun, here are a couple other states with populations less than half the size of NH.
Wyoming $336,097,525
Alaska $355,184,600

PDF source http://grapevine.illinoisstate.edu/tables/FY12/Table 1.pdf

 

[Keith and stuff]

Ron Paul’s Success in New Hampshire Boosted his Support by 25% Nationally
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/entry....ampshire-Boosted-his-Support-by-25-Nationally

Here are some of the highlights from the piece.

Not only did Ron Paul receive a 7 point boost in South Carolina polls because of his success in the 1/10/12 New Hampshire Primary, but he also received a boost nationwide. Real Clear Politics only lists 1 polling company as doing a national poll right before and another national poll right after the New Hampshire Primary. According to Pew Research's 1/4/12 to 1/8/12 poll, Ron Paul was at 12% nationally. According to Pew Research's 1/11/12 to 1/16/12 poll, Ron Paul was at 15% nationally. That is a 3 point boost for Ron Paul. A 3 point boost for Ron Paul is a 25% (from 12% of people to 15% of people) increase of support for Ron Paul nationally.

The 2 polls make a lot of sense. Rick Santorum did horrible in New Hampshire and he dropped from 16% in the post Iowa Caucus victory poll to 14% in the post poor showing in the New Hampshire Primary poll. Mitt Romney gained a few points from his victory in New Hampshire. Rick Perry dropped from 6% in the pre-New Hampshire Primary poll to 5% in the poll conducted after the New Hampshire Primary. Rick Perry received 10% of the votes in the Iowa Caucus. However, he only received 1% of the votes in the New Hampshire Primary. Even the last few diehard Perry supporters started to abandon him after his terrible showing in New Hampshire. The poor showing in New Hampshire led Rick Perry to drop out of the race before the South Carolina Primary.

Polls are very good at looking how candidates change over time when looking at polls from the same polling company using the same methodology. It is harder to accurately compare polls from different polling companies because companies use different methodologies. However, for fun, let's do it anyway!

Below are the national polls before and after the New Hampshire Primary that are listed on Real Clear Politics. There were 4 polls between the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primary. There were 7 polls between the New Hampshire Primary and the South Carolina Primary. Even when comparing polls that used different methodologies, the results are the same. Ron Paul’s great showing in the New Hampshire Primary boosted his showing in national polls.

Read the rest of it here http://www.ronpaulforums.com/entry....ampshire-Boosted-his-Support-by-25-Nationally

 

[Keith and stuff]

Only NH and ID include Supplemental Security Income in calculating household income to determine welfare eligibility. ID has been doing it for years. NH just started doing it because of a recent law that passed. Other states have tried to do it, but failed. Other states have considering doing it.

NH joins Idaho in new welfare limits for disabled
Feb 19, 7:17 PM EST
By NORMA LOVE
Associated Press
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...HOL-?SITE=NHCON&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Democratic Gov. John Lynch counted on saving about $8 million in the $2.5 billion, two-year state tax-funded part of the budget enacted last June. The law change needed to implement the cut was delayed until this year due to an oversight. Fairbanks and the other families will feel the first effect of the cuts in March.

The state made difficult decisions given its limited resources, Lynch spokesman Colin Manning said.

"The state decided to include social security as income when determining eligibility because it is income and it would allow the state to stretch dollars to help more of our people," he said.

State Rep. Neal Kurk, a Weare Republican whose subcommittee handled that section in the House budget, agreed:

"We have scarce taxpayer resources and therefore we should devote them to those with the greatest financial need and to determine financial need we should consider all their income, not just some of it."

Minnesota, West Virginia and North Carolina either tried or considered counting SSI income but rejected the policy, said Schott.

 

[Keith and stuff]

My fellow New Hampshire Young Republicans (the state group for 18 to 40 year old Republicans) honored Kate Baker with the 2012 New Hampshire Young Republicans Gipper Award. It is given each year to an outstanding NHYR who has worked hard to spread the Republican message and has encourage other YR's to get involved.

What did Kate do in 2011 to earn the award? A number of things including starting Women For Paul on Facebook, which now has over 4700 likes. She also helped Ron Paul travel around New Hampshire, helps run other things on Facebook and volunteered in the Concord, NH Ron Paul office.

Is the New Hampshire Young Republicans a libertarian or Ron Paul group? Hardly. Although, Kate did encourage me to join it Additionally, Ron Paul did receive 45% of the votes in the New Hampshire Young Republicans Lobster Bake and Straw Poll. 5 Presidential candidates attended the Straw Poll. Ron Paul didn't attend but he still destroyed everyone else. Romney at 10%, was the only other candidate in double digits.

As you likely know, Ron Paul came in 1st with the under 40 crowd in the 2012 New Hampshire Republican Primary, even though 30 candidates were on the ballot and write-ins were allowed.

 

[libertybrewcity]

I'd love to move to NH, but I've heard bad things about property taxes. Any chance there is something in the works to cut them down or repeal them all together? I imagine it would be hard seeing as that's probably where the state gets most of its revenue.

 

[WilliamShrugged]

I love what NH is becoming and i hope Idaho can do it also. I decided to move to Idaho instead because of my age and distance from family (originally Nevada). I honestly still plan on moving to NH down the road, or would hope to if it continues on its progress. I wish for Idaho to be the place of a western Fsp movement for people in states nearby that feel NH is too far or too cold. NH was a better start and more potential, but i believe we'll need a couple of states to help the movement overall. After the election (if Ron wins or loses) we should really start focusing on this process. states like Florida and Michigan where Ron got around 100k. Should be people we need to target. If we could get even 10% of them to commit that would be a start.

 

[TCE]

New Hampshire is 9th in happiness/well-being: http://www.gallup.com/poll/152912/Hawaii-No-Wellbeing-West-Virginia-Stuck-Last.aspx#1

Would definitely like to see the FSP website updated as far as information and links go. On the front page, for instance, http://freestateproject.org/, the unemployment rate is from 2008 under the Jobs heading when the December 2011 numbers are available. Additionally, under NH Accolades, many of the links are broken: http://freestateproject.org/nhinfocenter. These should be updated to the current numbers.

 

[bolil]

Allow me to say that this reeks of scheme. Perhaps this whole free state thing is meant to get us (proponents of liberty) to go, voluntarily, to one small geographic area... all the easier to lock us down when the time comes. Seriously, anyone considering going there should give this a thought... don't think for a minute they are not amongst us.

 

[Keith and stuff]

Would definitely like to see the FSP website updated as far as information and links go. On the front page, for instance, http://freestateproject.org/, the unemployment rate is from 2008 under the Jobs heading when the December 2011 numbers are available. Additionally, under NH Accolades, many of the links are broken: http://freestateproject.org/nhinfocenter. These should be updated to the current numbers.

Thank you. It is a big website and we are an all volunteer organization. Unfortunately, a lot of people that used to be active in maintaining the website and promoting the FSP moved to New Hampshire. That is a good thing, but once they move to NH they tend to start national liberty organizations, become chairs of NH liberty organizations, create TV shows, create podcasts, become radio hosts or run for office and win.

We are aware of the old information on the front page. Unfortunately, that file was programed in a way that slides cannot be individually updated. There is a plan to fix it.

I fixed the broken links at http://freestateproject.org/nhinfocenter. It is almost like you are volunteering Feel free to point out any other broken links you see.

 

[Keith and stuff]

New Hampshire/Vermont are the least very religious states
http://www.gallup.com/poll/153479/Mississippi-Religious-State.aspx

PRINCETON, NJ -- Mississippi is the most religious U.S. state, and is one of eight states where Gallup classifies at least half of the residents as "very religious." At the other end of the spectrum, Vermont and New Hampshire are the least religious states, and are two of the five states -- along with Maine, Massachusetts, and Alaska -- where less than 30% of all residents are very religious.

Are you very religious?
1. NH/VT 23%
3. ME 25%
4. AK/MA 28%
6. NV/WA/OR 30%

47. LA/AR/SC 54%
48. AL 56%
49. UT 57%
50. MS 59%

I am a somewhat religious person, though I am not very religious, so I am not saying there is anything wrong or bad about religion. I enjoy religion and like that I have religious friends. Heck, the former Free State Project president is what I would consider very religious (his father wrote a book about liberty and religion and he has lead religious services on Sunday at Porcfest in the past) and he is my friend. However, when we compare the states, the reasons why I am mentioning this becomes obvious.

Where has Ron Paul done the best? Places like NH, VT, ME, WA, NV and AK. Think of all of the towns and counties Ron Paul won in those states compared to MS, AL and SC.
Where has Ron Paul done the worst? Places like MS, AL and LA. Ron Paul did OK with 12% in SC but he received a 7 point bump in the SC polls because of how well he did in NH.

What about other pro-liberty people getting elected? Perhaps every single one of the Libertarian Party members that has been elected as a state Rep. was elected in either NH, VT or AK. The only governor that was elected while a member of a pro-liberty third party was elected in AK.

How do the states compared as far as freedom? It is pretty much a wash for freedom overall. Some of the most free, average freedom and least free states tend to have the lowest percentage of highly religious people. The states with the highest percentage of highly religious people tend to all be about average for overall freedom. However, things are very different when you just look at personal freedom.

Freedom in the 50 States, personal freedom rankings:
NH #11
VT #2
ME #7
AK #4
MA #47
NV #3
WA #23
OR #1

LA #32
AR #21
SC #40
AL #38
UT $17
MS #12

 

[Keith and stuff]

NH ranks 3rd for highest percentage of college educated adults. Yet again, NH ranks at the top or near the top (in these cases, 2nd and 3rd) when measuring how smart, educated or intelligent a population is compared to other populations. This helps explain all of the tech and finance related jobs in NH. Unlike MA, which is known as the top destination for college students in the US or CO, which has several major colleges, NH isn't know as a college destination. In fact, last year NH cut government college funding by 48%, twice as much as any other state and more than four times as much as most states.

Top 4 States:
1. Massachusetts (50.54%)
2. Colorado (45.98%)
3. New Hampshire (45.85%)
4. Connecticut (45.84%)

Bottom 4 States:
50. West Virginia (26.08%)
49. Arkansas (27.92%)
48. Louisiana (28.24%)
47. Nevada (29.46%)

Top 4 MSAs:
1. Washington D.C. (54.37%)
2. Boston (54.01%) (includes parts of NH and RI)
3. San Francisco (52.91%)
4. Minneapolis (50.06%)

Bottom 4 MSAs:
100. McAllen, TX (20.78%)
99. Bakersfield, CA (21.33%)
98. Stockton, CA (26.11%)
97. Riverside, CA (27.54%)

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...-improve-our-nations-prospects-144258795.html

 

[Keith and stuff]

NH is the 2nd healthiest state in the US. NH has ranked in the top 10 every single year in the history of the survey.

Minnesota is sixth healthiest state in U.S.
Health Rankings
Posted: April 3, 2012 - 3:40pm
http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2012-04-03/minnesota-sixth-healthiest-state-us

Top 5:
1. VT
2. NH
3. CT
4. HI
5. MA

Bottom 5:
50. MS
49. LA
48. OK
47. AR
46. AL

http://www.americashealthrankings.org/rankings

 

[Keith and stuff]

New Hampshire has the lowest teen birth rate, again. The NH teen birth rate is less than half the national average.
US Average 34.4
1. NH 15.7
2. MA 17.1
3. VT 17.9
4. CT 18.9
5. NJ 20.3

46. OK 50.4
47. TX 52.5
48. AR 52.5
49. NM 52.9
50. MS 55
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db89.pdf

US teen births: Miss. has highest rate, NH lowest
April 10, 2012 3:15 AM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501367_162-57411634/us-teen-births-miss-has-highest-rate-nh-lowest/

NEW YORK — Teen births fell again in the United States in 2010 with the highest rate once more in Mississippi, according to a new government report.

Nearly every state saw a decline in teen births from 2007 to 2010, with the biggest drop in Arizona at 29 percent. Rates stayed about the same in three states: Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia.

 

[LibertyRevolution]

Yeah I'm moving out this hell hole of CT, so I been doing bunch of research...
It cost too much to live in NH..So I had to strike that off the list...
Sucks free state project picked such an expensive state to live in...

Average New Hampshire Property Tax Rates:
Median Property Tax: $4,636 (3rd worst of 50)
Percentage Of Income: 6.34% (2nd worst of 50)
Percentage Of Property Value: 1.86% (2nd worst of 50)

KEENE NH Property Tax Breakdown 2009:
Town------------Local-------Edu State------- Edu County----------Total
10.94-----------12.82 --------2.21--------------2.83--------------28.8

Oh and that no sales tax thing..
New Hampshire Gas Tax: 18.00¢ per gallon (9th of 50)
Communication Services Tax: 7% Tax
Meals and Rentals Tax: 9% tax on hotels, Car rental, and restaurants.
And others...
So, while not having a sales tax.. they have specialty taxes..

Anyways, my total tax burden Federal + State in CT is about $12,000.
My total tax burden Federal + State in NH would be about $11,000.
I want out of CT because the taxes are too damn high...NH aint much better.


So far WY and TN are at the top of my list for cheapest...

Wyoming:
Income tax Rate: 0%
Property Tax: For primary residence 9.5% of market value is subject to tax.
The median property tax on $250,000 house is $1,450
Sales tax: Rate: 4% (prescriptions and food for home consumption exempt)
Counties have the option of adding up to 1% in additional taxes.

If you move from Hartford, CT to Laramie, WY
Groceries will cost: 15.221% less
Housing will cost: 22.629% less
Utilities will cost: 19.237% less
Transportation will cost: 18.124% less
Health will cost: 6.637% less

My total tax burden Federal + State would be about $7500.

Tennessee:
Income tax Rate: 0% Salaries, wages, Social Security, IRAs and pension income are not taxed.
Property Taxes: The assessed valuation of a property is based on 25% of its fair market value.
The median property tax on $250,000 house is $1700
Sales tax: Rate: 7% tangible items, 6% on food and food ingredients .
Counties and cities may add another 1.5% to 2.75% to the total of either rate.

If you move from Hartford CT to Greene TN:
Groceries will cost: 23.404 less
Housing will cost: 44.684% less
Utilities will cost: 22.119% less
Transportation will cost: 21.190% less
Health will cost: 18.027% less

My total tax burden Federal + State would be about $7500.

 

[Keith and stuff]

Yeah I'm moving out this hell hole of CT, so I been doing bunch of research...
It cost too much to live in NH..So I had to strike that off the list...
Sucks free state project picked such an expensive state to live in...

Interesting point. NH is more expensive to live in than WY, the 2nd place state in the FSP which state vote. I guess voters decided that was not a major deciding factor. Things like current freedom, most decentralized government and employment prospects, 3 areas where NH ranked 1st out of all 10 states looked at, were more important to many of the top liberty activists in the US when they voted on which state.

Average New Hampshire Property Tax Rates:
Median Property Tax: $4,636 (3rd worst of 50)
...
KEENE NH Property Tax Breakdown 2009:
Town------------Local-------Edu State------- Edu County----------Total
10.94-----------12.82 --------2.21--------------2.83--------------28.8

It is true that NH property taxes can be very high, depending on where you live. I certainly don't recommend moving to Keene if taxes is your major issue. Sure, taxes may be lower in Keene than in CT as a whole, but there are parts of NH with much lower property taxes. No one moves to Keene because they want low property taxes, lol. Heck, since most property taxes is decided locally in NH, there are parts of NH without property taxes. It all depends what kind of community you decide to live in.

Cost of living wise, Keene isn't terribly expensive, especially by New England standards. Decent shape duplexes in very safe neighborhoods go for around $200K. Renting a room in a house (which includes all of your property taxes) can be less than $300 per month plus a share of the utilities.

Oh and that no sales tax thing..
New Hampshire Gas Tax: 18.00¢ per gallon (9th of 50)
Communication Services Tax: 7% Tax
Meals and Rentals Tax: 9% tax on hotels, Car rental, and restaurants.
And others...
So, while not having a sales tax.. they have specialty taxes..

It is true that all states have certain types of excise or sales taxes. NH doesn't have a general state or local sales tax. Neither do MT, OR or DE. All other states do. The cell phone tax rate in NH is slightly below the national average.

As for gas taxes, NH is the lowest in New England and the 9th lowest (as you said) in the US. NH also has the lowest tobacco taxes in New England and the lowest alcohol taxes in the US. Fees and fines tend to be lower in NH than most (all?) of the Northeast. The total added state and local gas taxes equal 19.6 cents per gallon in NH and 48.6 cents per gallon in CT and CA (tied for the 2nd highest in the US.) NY is the highest at 49 cents. http://taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/26079.html

Anyways, my total tax burden Federal + State in CT is about $12,000.
My total tax burden Federal + State in NH would be about $11,000.
I want out of CT because the taxes are too damn high...NH aint much better.

We have a lot of work to do in NH. NH has the lowest state (excluding local) taxes in the US. Another problem is some of those people don't mind paying higher taxes because the quality of life is so incredibly high in much of NH compared to the rest of the US. For example, lots of people in places like Portsmouth, Bedford, Amherst, Hanover and New Castle, NH don't mind the high property taxes. Heck, they vote for the high property taxes every year. Then there are people in other towns in NH that don't like high property taxes. People in those towns may pay $2,000 to $4,000 less per year per house in property taxes than folks in Bedford or Hanover.

So far WY and TN are at the top of my list for cheapest...

If you want really cheap living, I recommend a trailer on your own land in rural AL or extreme rural KS. I recommend growing your own food to avoid the sales tax. I am not sure what you would do for a living and I'd certainly not like to live in either local but the cost of living is extremely low. General sales taxes are around 9% to 10% in TN and even food is taxes, though at a slightly reduced rate. Anyway, the Free State Project isn't about moving to the least expensive place in the US. It is about people that want to make a real difference to increase freedom. The FSP is the best route for people with a goal of liberty in their lifetime.

I get that New England is more expensive than most of the Mid-West, the Southeast and the Southwest. NH has the lowest cost of living in New England IMO. NH has the lowest taxes in the Northeast and near the lowest taxes as a percentage of pay in the US. NH is the freest state in the US and has the most decentralized government and tax system in the US. If you think the government is too large or taxes are too high in a town in NH, don't live in that town.

I am not sure where you got all of those stats from TN and WY but they are not completely accurate. There is no need to point everything out, though. If you just want to move somewhere extremely cheap, NH is for you if you are willing to live in an RV or trailer on someone else's land for $200 per month plus utilities, or if you are willing to rent a bedroom for $280+ a month plus utilities. If not, I recommend moving somewhere else, somewhere you really want to live. Either way, I recommend checking out NH. Please consider attending Porcfest or Liberty Forum and talking to people up here. Tell them your thoughts and your concerns. See if people are able to adequately address them.

 

[Keith and stuff]

Yeah I'm moving out this hell hole of CT, so I been doing bunch of research...
It cost too much to live in NH..So I had to strike that off the list...
Sucks free state project picked such an expensive state to live in...

This is definitely more expensive than where I live, downtown in a NH city but whatever.

$1000 for a 3 bedroom apartment in downtown Manchester, NH. It seems like it is even owned or at least managed by a free stater. Is $1000 expensive for a 3 bedroom apartment in CT? I've seen cheaper in Manchester. You could get it and rent out two of the rooms. Rent out one of the rooms to a couple for $400 per month and another room to a single person for $325 per month. That makes your rent $275 per month in downtown Manchester if you keep it fully occupied. In downtown Manchester, you don't even need a car and for a male, there is no where that is ever dangerous to walk to, if you refuse to get a bicycle.

The largest hospital in Manchester is only 1.5 miles away if you want to live near a hospital. A couple FSP participant owned restaurants are .4 miles away. The Verizon Wireless Arena (circuses, concerts, Disney on ice, sport events, college graduations, WWE...) is .5 miles away. The park where the International Chili Society's annual World Championship Cookoff was held in 2010 and 2011 is .6 miles from this apartment.

http://forum.shiresociety.com/housing-52/very-roomy-3-br-near-murphy's-taproom/?topicseen

 

[muzzled dogg]

hope to have u up librev

 

[Vessol]

I'm going to PorcFest 2012 and hoping to move to NH in 2013 .

 

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Yeah I'm moving out this hell hole of CT, so I been doing bunch of research...
It cost too much to live in NH..So I had to strike that off the list...
Sucks free state project picked such an expensive state to live in...

Average New Hampshire Property Tax Rates:
Median Property Tax: $4,636 (3rd worst of 50)
Percentage Of Income: 6.34% (2nd worst of 50)
Percentage Of Property Value: 1.86% (2nd worst of 50)

KEENE NH Property Tax Breakdown 2009:
Town------------Local-------Edu State------- Edu County----------Total
10.94-----------12.82 --------2.21--------------2.83--------------28.8

Oh and that no sales tax thing..
New Hampshire Gas Tax: 18.00¢ per gallon (9th of 50)
Communication Services Tax: 7% Tax
Meals and Rentals Tax: 9% tax on hotels, Car rental, and restaurants.
And others...
So, while not having a sales tax.. they have specialty taxes..

Anyways, my total tax burden Federal + State in CT is about $12,000.
My total tax burden Federal + State in NH would be about $11,000.
I want out of CT because the taxes are too damn high...NH aint much better.


So far WY and TN are at the top of my list for cheapest...

Wyoming:
Income tax Rate: 0%
Property Tax: For primary residence 9.5% of market value is subject to tax.
The median property tax on $250,000 house is $1,450
Sales tax: Rate: 4% (prescriptions and food for home consumption exempt)
Counties have the option of adding up to 1% in additional taxes.

If you move from Hartford, CT to Laramie, WY
Groceries will cost: 15.221% less
Housing will cost: 22.629% less
Utilities will cost: 19.237% less
Transportation will cost: 18.124% less
Health will cost: 6.637% less

My total tax burden Federal + State would be about $7500.

Tennessee:
Income tax Rate: 0% Salaries, wages, Social Security, IRAs and pension income are not taxed.
Property Taxes: The assessed valuation of a property is based on 25% of its fair market value.
The median property tax on $250,000 house is $1700
Sales tax: Rate: 7% tangible items, 6% on food and food ingredients .
Counties and cities may add another 1.5% to 2.75% to the total of either rate.

If you move from Hartford CT to Greene TN:
Groceries will cost: 23.404 less
Housing will cost: 44.684% less
Utilities will cost: 22.119% less
Transportation will cost: 21.190% less
Health will cost: 18.027% less

My total tax burden Federal + State would be about $7500.

Dude, you picked Keene one of the most taxed / expensive cities in NH. How about try Grafton?