Can anyone from Kenne give me some info about it?
I family I know just sold their nice condition 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage home for $115k. A decent condition 2 1/2 bedroom 1 bath, 1 car garage (that is for each of the 2 units) duplex goes for around $200k. Overall property tax bills are a little higher in Keene than most of the populated areas of southeastern NH. The property tax rates in those communities tend to be lower but the property values tend to be higher. The property tax bills in either Keene or the populated areas of southeastern NH are higher than the rural sections of southwestern NH and especially the rural, nonlake sections of central and northern NH.
Keene is a college town. Keene is the retail and workforce leader for the 80k or so people in the greater Keene region. This includes the Monadnock region in NH and the near-by communities in VT and MA. It is in a valley and there are forested hills in all directions. Just like in all of the towns within 20-30 miles of Mt. Monadnock, you can see Mt. Monadnock in parts of Keene. This is the most hiked mountain in the Western Hemisphere. Keene is 1 town away from the CT River. Like most of the NH communities near the CT river, Keene leans Democratic. The Democrats in Keene tend to be a little more open to ending the war on drugs than the average NH Democrat and much more open to creating a state sales or income tax than the average NH Democrat. Keene has a wonderful main street that is very walkable. In fact, the city as a whole is very walkable. See more on Keene from these 2 places.
150+ reasons to move to Keene
http://freekeene.com/come-to-keene/reasons-to-move-to-keene/
http://www.keenenh.com/
Out of all of the places i've looked into in NH I've liked it the best but what are the odds on finding employment? What are the taxes like there? What is the community like? Are Ron Paul People rampant or few and far between? What type of political organizations are there? What are the gun laws like in that particular city? Etc etc etc
I answered some of that above. As for employment, only 25k or so of the 80k people in the greater Keene area live in Keene. Quite a few of the jobs in the area aren't in Keene. Brattleboro, VT is the 2nd largest employment town in the area. Since it is in VT, likely, VT income taxes will need to be paid. If you are willing to look for a job in the whole area, you should have no problem finding a job. However, people are paid noticeably more in southeastern NH; though, it is generally (though not always) more expensive to live in southeastern NH. The other issue is that since the population area is so low (only 80k), the job you find may not be a job you like. The greater Manchester area likely has 4 or more times as many jobs. The greater Nashua or Salem, NH areas, even more opportunities. Though, some of those opportunities are in MA.
I recommend the FSP jobs resource
http://freestateproject.org/jobs
I generally recommend that people start out within 60 minutes of Manchester or Nashua. Take any job. Look for a good job and a good place to live. Once you find those, if you don't want to continue living near Manchester, move. It seems to be 1 of the easier paths. If you are single or have a lot of savings, you could do something similar by moving within 30 minutes of any decent sized job market in NH so (Lebanon, Keene, Rochester, Seabrook, Derry, Salem, Dover, Concord or even Laconia).