Manchester NH Real Estate   by Chris Chamberlain

in Real Estate / Buying a Home    (submitted 2011-04-23)

Manchester is the largest city in the state of New Hampshire and north of Boston in an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. With a population of over 109,000 people Manchester rated 13th in a list of the 100 best cities to live in CNN.MONEY.com, and was voted the second most tax friendly city in the United States by Kiplinger’s. Manchester has one of the fastest growing economies in New England.
Manchester has a four-season climate with snowy winters and warm summers, spring and autumn are crisp and brief transitions.
Manchester hosts an array of cultural activities at the historic Palace Theatre, the Currier Museum of Art and the New Hampshire Institute of Art. The Verizon Wireless Arena is a civic center that hosts a variety of events, from sports to concerts with major recording artists, comedians, theatrical productions and family oriented shows and fairs.
Manchester school system has four public high schools, four public middle schools and fourteen public elementary school. In addition there are many private and religious school. There are seven post secondary school in the Manchester area.
The city is served by four newspapers, a New Hampshire public television station and one commercial television station, WMUR-TV Channel 9, an ABC affiliate, along with various AM and FM radio stations.
Manchester is home to Manchester Fischer Cats, EL minor baseball team and the Manchester Monarchs, AHL professional ice hockey.
For transportation Manchester has the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, which is serviced by most major airlines, with the largest share held by Southwest Airlines. The airport has international service via Air Canada to Ontario and Toronto. Public transportation is provided by Manchester Transit Authority which runs buses throughout the city. Concord Trailways and Boston Express run commuter services to Boston and other areas of the state.
Major highways include Interstates 93 and 293, and the Everett Turnpike which are multi-lane highways and connect the metropolitan area to Concord and the White Mountains to the north, and Nashua and Boston to the south. NH 101 is a four lane highway eastbound from Manchester to Hampton and beaches on the seacoast as well as Maine and Interstate 95 to the north shore of Massachusetts. Westbound NH 101 is a two lane highway serving as the main artery to Keene, the Monadnnock region and points west.
Manchester has two main retail areas: downtown Manchester and South Willow Street. The Mall of New Hampshire is located on South Willow Street, with more than 125 stores

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