10 Best Places to Retire in New Hampshire

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8. Carroll

Score: 21

Median home price: $188,300

Cost of living index: 113.4

Average commute time: 24.99

Crime rate: 37

Doctors per 100K: 186

Home to over 47,000 people, Carroll County, spreads over 992 square miles, making for a rather low population density of 51 people per square mile. If you’re hoping to be able to enjoy some time out in nature, then you should know that over 6 percent of the territory is water and the county is also home, in part, to the White Mountain National Forest where you can go on hikes to enjoy some wonderful views.

The median home price in Carroll County is $188,300, which is quite an ok price, especially since it means there’s plenty of room to go lower than this. The cost of living index is an acceptable 113.4. If you’re concerned about health issues, you should know there are 186 physicians per 100,000 residents here, which is quite ok, but well below the state’s average.

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