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I do!
NH’s rank among the best states for marriage.

After hitting a record low during COVID-19, marriage rates rose to 6.2 marriages per 1,000 Americans in 2022—the highest level since 2018. NH is celebrating 7 marriages
per 1,000 residents.

Source: Grown Diamonds study analyzing
March data from the Centers for Disease
Control and the Census Bureau

 


 

 

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Apparently courtesy on the road is not the NH way as the Granite State ranks among the top 10 states with the most aggressive drivers—39.88% of fatal
crashes between 2004 and 2021 involved a speeding driver.

Source: Dismuke Law analysis of
data from the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration

 


 

9%

Are they nuts?!
The share of business leaders who anticipate their company will mandate full-time employees to work six days a week in 2025. Meanwhile 11% indicate a move to a four-day workweek model. In other news,

1 in 5 workers would take a pay cut in exchange for a four-day workweek.

Source: ResumeBuilder.com

 


 

211%

Anyone on the highways up North for the solar eclipse in April already knows traffic to NH was way up that day.
This was the increase in visitor foot traffic at the state’s Welcome Centers on April 8 from the same day last year.

Source: NH Division of Travel and Tourism Development

 

 

Manchester

Manchester made the 2024 list of
Livability.com’s Top 100 Best Places to Live. The list recognizes the best small and mid-sized communities across the U.S. based on quality of life, with an emphasis on affordability. Manchester achieved a quality of life “LivScore” of 733 out of 1,000.

Source: Livability.com