Why New Hampshire?

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, New Hampshire has a low number (3) of active hate groups. In comparison: California (84), Texas (66), Montana (6), District of Columbia (13) and Mass (13).

Additional Sources:

http://www.splcenter.org/intel/map/hate.jsp#s=NH

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual “Kids Count” program has ranked New Hampshire as the best state to raise children. This would re-confirm New Hampshire’s #1 status, a place it’s held 4 times in the past 5 years.

Additional Sources:

http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/acrossstates/Rankings.aspx?ind=137

http://unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Report%3a+NH+still+No.+1+for+raising+kids&articleId=711927b0-3072-4fbe-9a7c-48695ffbbed6

Freedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom, a study undertaken at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, ranks New Hampshire as the most free state in the USA.

Additional Sources:

http://www.mercatus.org/PublicationDetails.aspx?id=26154

Kiplinger.com ranks Manchester, New Hampshire as the second tax friendliest city based on personal income, property and automotive taxes.

Additional Source:

http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/slideshows/slideshow_pop.html?nm=Taxfriendlycities

http://finance.yahoo.com/taxes/article/106691/Top-10-Tax-Friendly-Cities

New Hampshire has consistantly had the lowest teen birth rates according to the Center for Disease Control. At 19 in 1000 births, the trend continued in New Hampshire during 2008.

Additional Sources:

http://cbs5.com/national/cdc.teen.pregnancy.2.901824.html

New Hampshire is considered at very low risk for hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes and forest fires according to the National Disaster Coalition.

Additional Sources:

http://www.harborinsurance.com/guides/disasterprofile.htm

New Hampshire has the lowest percentage of residents and children living in poverty in the United States.

Additional sources:

http://www.eagletribune.com/punews/local_story_240011205.html

CQ Press ranks New Hampshire second on a list of healthiest states. Additionally, the same study found the lowest rates of sexually transmitted disease and teenage birth rates in the nation.

Additional sources:

http://os.cqpress.com/PressRelease_HealthCareStateRankings2008.pdf

http://money.aol.com/mortgage/healthiest-states?photo=2

New Hampshire was the first state to adopt same-sex union legislation without a challenge of existing law.

Additional Sources:

http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070426/REPOSITORY/70426002/1030

Kids Count, a project of the Casey Foundation aimed at measuring child well-being in America, has ranked New Hampshire #1 in six of the seven past surveys since 1999. The 2004/2005 year was the only year New Hampshire dropped from the first spot, taking second. It reclaimed it’s #1 spot the following (most recent) year.

Additional Sources:

http://www.kidscount.org/datacenter/profile_results.jsp?r=31&d=1