Who lives in New Hampshire?

Just one minor thing that needs to be clarified. New Hampshire has five seasons, not four. 3 months Winter 2 Months Spring 1 Month Blackflies 3 Months Summer 3 Months Autumn New Hampshire blackflies were considered for use in "enhanced interrogations" at Guantanamo until they decided waterboarding was more humane. :) Otherwise it's a very beautiful state!

I live in Boston, grew up on the NH border. It definitely has 4 seasons, 3 solid months of each. The winters can get kind of brutal, but the great skiing/snowboarding makes up for it. The lake Winnipesaukee area is really nice for hiking. A bit touristy in the Summer. It's small town, not really 'rurual'. The really rural areas tend to be old crowds and frankly a bit redneck. Most of the medium sized cities are in southern NH, about an hour from the mountains and an hour from Boston. I wouldn't could Portsmouth or Manchester as a 'decent' city, but I guess some might. Personally, for rural I'd probably prefer being just outside the Burlington, VT area. Equally good hiking/snowboarding, but way more hippie and less gun-toting libertarian. Fairly close to Montreal too.

I will start with your last question first: Although New hampshire is mostly a rural state its (mostly charming and architecturally lovely) town centers are closer together than an hour's distance from the wildernesses. The closest area that would be as you request would be extreme northeastern Coos county, near the Quebec and Maine borders. Full of moose, bear and deer! For that area there is about 4 1/2 months of winter, 2 months of spring, 2 1/2 months of autumn and 3 months of summer. Of course NH is full of hiking trails and mountains. And although the mountains only range to a little more than 6000 feet their base valleys are mostly less than 1000 feet so the vertical climb can compare to that in much of the Rockies. Otherwise for NH: it is best known for having no income tax and no general sales tax.

I do not live there but I have vacationed there many times. The seasons are divided you have fall, winter, spring, summer. The winter and spring are a little together and the winter is cold. But the fall and summer are quite lovely. It is fantastic for hiking/outdoor adventures with beautiful mountains. It is a really pretty state with rural and suburban life. I am not sure where to tell you to live exactly. i would do some googleing. Another little tid bit that makes New Hampshire good is it has no sales tax!!!!!

winter can be harsh and is about 4 1/2 months long. spring and fall are short. summer is not usually bad, but it has gotten more humid lately. yes tons most of the state is rural that is up to you. everyone is different check the state web site for more info

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Iv been there a few times,

Well, I don't know about crummy old new hampshire, but I would suggest Michigan for what you're looking for. There's plenty of rural areas up here, especially up north in the U.P. and it's quite beautiful. Also, if you want city life, there's plenty of thing to do in the safe, fun enviroment of Lansing. Michigeese and michigangers are known for being really cool, down to earth people. I KNOW you'll love it here :)