I always debate whether to answer these posts or not. A state has to have at least some growth in order to maintain a robust economy, yet the rural nature of the state is changing because everybody wants to live in a rural nature.
Everything mentioned above is essentially true. NH is a great place to live. Its very firearms and hunting friendly. We have pretty low taxes because we have the least state provided services of nearly any state. If you want excellent government services, don't come here.
We're conservative voters, in general. That's starting to change as well. We have state representatives who have moved here from down country who are trying to make NH just like MA. One of them in particular, Peter Burling of Cornish, who moved here not too long ago from Massachussets, is a carpet bagger liberal of Hillary Clinton magnitude. The man seems to love taxes. Gak.
Once you get away from the southeast portion of the state, its pretty much all boonies. Small towns and villages of the picturesque sort. There are pockets of wealth that rival anywhere in the country, like Hanover, New London and some of the coastal towns. Real estate prices reflect the neighborhood. That also means you can live 15 miles from some pretty cool places and still get land cheap, live in the boonies, and yet enjoy the cultural enrichment of the wealthy cool place.
During summer and winter, NH is a tourist mecca. Don't be mean to them. They give us very large piles of money. Spring and pre/post foliage fall are our times. Everybody has gone home. Its quiet again.
Many people move here and about mid-February they realize that it gets very, very cold. It gets cold early and it stays cold late. Winter can be long and severe. You can shovel 2 feet of snow today and then do it again after the next blizzard tomorrow. It gets so cold that stuff breaks. Many people move back after that. NH ain't Alaska, but its a lot closer to that than it is to Miami.
The Northern Lights can be incredible.
Bear, moose and deer can wipe out your garden. Coyotes might eat your house cat.
You can see the Milky Way.
It can get really, really quiet at night.
There. Thats my summation of NH.