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Brookline, New Hampshire is home to about 2,900 residents. The town is located on the Massachusetts border, just west of Hollis. A quiet rural community at the heart of southern New Hampshire, it offers an accessible location near Boston, the seacoast, the peaks of the Monadnock and White Mountains, a thriving local business climate, striking natural and historical scenery, and excellent opportunities for outdoor recreation and leisure.
Originally part of Dunstable, Massachusetts, the community was settled as "West Hollis" in the 1740s. The town was granted by colonial Governor John Wentworth as "Raby" in 1769 and finally given its current name at the suggestion of a resident and landowner from Brookline, Massachusetts in 1798. About 8,000 of the community's 13,000 acres remain undeveloped. This is despite a recent growth spurt that prompted the Planning Board to introduce an ordinance limiting the number of building permits given out each year. That ordinance has been in place since 1994 and will likely remain on the books as a way to help the town preserve its rural character even as it enjoys an influx of new residents.
A number of historical homes and buildings are located in the town center, including the Florence Barnaby house, which is now the headquarters of the historical society. The former Brookline Railroad Station, now a private home, is another historical landmark. The Talbot-Taylor Wildlife Sanctuary, Nissitissit River and Lake Potanipo are popular sites for outdoor enthusiasts.
Despite its convenient location near New England's largest cities and major attractions, the town offers a bounty of striking rural scenery and open space. Quiet country roads and homes tucked away on wooded lots define the gorgeous landscape. The community's small-town charm, excellent recreational opportunities, accesible location and unspoilt natural beauty have attracted many new residents in recent years. To accommodate the larger number of school enrollments, the local school system has been expanding. In recent years the town has approved construction of a new high school (opened in 1997), the expansion of the elementary school, and construction of an upper elementary school.
Through this site you will find comprehensive facts about as well as extensive information on buying or selling real estate in Brookline, New Hampshire. If you are looking to invest in Brookline real estate you will find a variety of opportunities available to you. Brookline New Hampshire real estate offers relocation information, residential real estate, new home construction and development, condominiums (condos), adult living communities (55+ communities), retirement homes and facilities, land, waterfront properties and multi-family investment properties. Brookline, NH, and the surrounding areas offer vacation homes, farms, equine facilities, country properties. To search the statewide MLS (multiple listings service) also referred to as NH MLS, for properties in Brookline based on a keyword search, click on the following:
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NEW HAMPSHIRE (NH) THE BEAUTIFUL -- "LIVE FREE OR DIE"
"Why did you move to New Hampshire?"
Most newcomers would answer that question with three simple words: "quality of life." This is an area where young parents want to raise their kids and then stay once the nest is empty - where neighbor knows neighbor, strong community ties develop and friendships endure. There is an unmistakable feeling of COMING HOME to the beauty of a land that overwhelms you and makes you want to live here forever.
Tucked into a corner of the northeastern United States, the state is the most mountainous of the six contiguous states that comprise New England. Shaped like a right triangle, the "Granite State" shares a boundary with the Canadian province of Quebec to the north, the winding Connecticut River and the state of Vermont to the west, the state of Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and Massachusetts to the south.
Anywhere you choose to call home in the state is just a short day trip from the city, the mountains or the ocean. The Merrimack Valley and Seacoast regions, which make up most of the southern tier, are each about an hour from the many attractions of the greater Boston area. Less than a 2-hour drive to the north are the majestic mountains of the Presidential range and the extensive waterways that form the Lakes Region.
Whatever your lifestyle, New Hampshire the Beautiful has a region to suit it!
Climate:
The State's weather is as varied as its terrain, boasting the beauty of four very different seasons. We have snow in the winter, new life blooms in springtime, our summers are full of perfect beach weather, and we boast some of the nation's most beautiful foliage in the fall.
Population:
The State has a population of just over 1.3 million people. The state's population has just about doubled since 1960.
Government:
New Hampshire's state capitol is Concord, situated along the Merrimack River in the south central region of the state. The state government has three branches; Executive, Legislative and Judicial, headed by a State Supreme Court.
Taxes:
Many people are drawn to New Hampshire for the lack of a state income tax and the lack of a sales tax. There is a tax on unearned income over a certain amount every year, and there is a property tax.
Liquor:
A great deal of revenue is obtained through sales from state-owned liquor stores. You must be 21 years of age to legally purchase or consume any alcoholic beverages.
Education:
Local school boards administrate school districts in the State. These boards have authority to make all rules and regulations of the government, organization and grading in the district.