Towns

After growing up in New Hampshire and living in Maine for the last 25 years, you'd think I’d heard of every town by now—but nope. Turns out, Maine and New Hampshire share at least seven town names. Same name, totally different personalities.

The New England states are some of the most densely populated throughout the U.S. This happens to include our very own state, Massachusetts. You might expect any town throughout the New England region to have a relatively decent population. In fact, in New England, there are 236.9 people per square mile on average, which is much higher than the national average of 79.56 people per square mile. However, despite being the most populated of all the New England states, Massachusetts has a town with a population that is even less than the national average of people per square mile.

Hard to believe that anyplace in New England is 'affordable,' especially if you're shopping for a place to live, but these two New Hampshire towns made the Top 20 list in all of New England

Wait, how do you pronounce that again?

Wait, say what?

Data such as typical home value, one-year price change and five-year price change were used to find the hottest towns/cities in Maine. So, who’s leading the pack? Surprisingly, not Portland.

It's always interesting to see how town populations fluctuate over the years. Courtesy of the 1950 New Hampshire census, we can do just that.

The oldest county in the state dates back to 1769...and there's actually more than one.

These towns have that special charm resembling a Hallmark movie during the winter months.

The town was praised thanks to an iconic Granite State animal: the moose.

Which names do you recognize?

There are plenty of challenging towns and cities to pronounce—let alone spell—in our Pine Tree State, but one publication is calling this one the hardest!

Here's what locals say are the best towns in the Granite State.

There are 482 municipalities in Maine split up between 16 counties. If you’ve got field, farm, ville or corn in the name of your town, there’s a pretty good chance it made the list.

Safety first.

We asked Granite Staters which New Hampshire towns have the nicest residents. Here's what they said.