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Manchester New Hampshire
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Manchester is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 109,565, and its estimated 2016 population was 110,506. It is one of two seats of Hillsborough County (along with Nashua), the state of New Hampshire's most populous county. Manchester is located near the northern end of the Northeast megalopolis, along the banks of the Merrimack River—which divides the city into eastern and western sections. It was first named by the merchant and inventor Samuel Blodgett (after whom Samuel Blodget Park and Blodget Street in Manchester's North End are named). Blodget's vision was to create a great industrial center similar to that of the original Manchester in England, which was the world's first industrialized city.
Manchester often appears favorably in lists ranking the affordability and livability of U.S. cities. In 2015, CNNMoney.com ranked it #1 in the U.S. for small businesses, and in 2009, another site ranked Manchester 13th in a list of the 100 best cities in the U.S. to live and launch a business. In addition, Kiplinger voted Manchester the second most tax-friendly city in the U.S., second only to Anchorage, Alaska. Also in 2009, Forbes magazine ranked the Manchester region first on its list of "America's 100 Cheapest Places to Live." According to the Equality of Opportunity Project, released in 2013, Manchester ranked as the seventh best metropolitan area in the U.S. in terms of upward income mobility. In 2014, Forbes magazine ranked this city among the top 5 most educated cities in the United States.

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We are currently dealing with an opoid crisis in our city right now so it's kind of scary to live here right now due to all the overdoses that are happening right now

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We're very age friendly around this neighborhood. We have a good mix of older adults, young adults, children, and infants/toddlers living within the neighborhood.

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It is age friendly because it has programs geared towards mature adults. One of the programs available is Easterseals. This is like an adult daycare for seniors.

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There are drug transaction houses in the neighborhood, and it is not good for children at all- there are also hookers waiting at the corners of the end of the street.

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There are a lot of people who look to be in their 20's & 30's. Then there are the over 65 group. I feel like our neighborhood is age-friendly, but I am an introvert and don't try to really make friends one way or another. The neighborhood has many people out walking, even during the winter. I think almost anyone would feel welcome in my neighborhood. It is not skin color dependent or religious affiliation dependent. It is a blend of many ethnicities. No one group is singled out at all. Our city schools have more than 50 languages spoken in them. It really is a blending of people.

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