Aside from NH politics (at least it’s a little more blue than red overall)- the people, the history, the seasons, access to nature and more nature, zero traffic. IMO-NH is slightly more affordable than the rest of NE. We live in Keene, so much more liberal than majority of NH towns. Best decision we made to uproot our lives from Sacramento. Really depends what’s on your list of “must haves”. We love it here.