Your Guide to Buying a Home in Rye, NH

Buying a Home in Rye, New Hampshire

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Rye is located in Rockingham County

Aside from the carefully monitored seasonal tourism market, the town of Rye is primarily residential.  Rye’s Zoning Ordinance divides the community into use and overlay districts. The Single Residence District allows single family detached dwellings, churches, farms and cottage industry. The General Residence District allows single and double family dwellings (with the required amount of acreage).  As a Seacoast community, seasonal homes prevail along the Atlantic shoreline. Inland Rye offers year-round homes from the colonial era to the latest contemporary designs.  The Historic Center District allows the same uses as Single Residence, provided conformity to Historic District specifications is met.  Rye is also the home of a dynamic science center at Odiorne Point, an early settlement of New Hampshire now a state park complete with nature trails, picnic areas and an educational facility.  In 1993 the median value of a home in Rye was approximately $216,800, according to the New Hampshire Seacoast Board of Realtors.

The Business District allows residences and, by special exception, retail establishments, restaurants and motels. The Commercial District allows sales and professional offices, in addition to residential and business uses. Gas stations, garages and diners are allowed by special exception.  A desirable variety of small local business ventures, ranging from several fine dining establishments to family-run commercial fishing operations, exemplify the type of business most successful and compatible here. 

Rye is a community that appreciates the importance of education and provides strong support for its schools. With an award winning volunteer program in place, students and community spirit are coupled toward a common goal focused on learning.

Rye is part of a special corner of New Hampshire.  The enchantment of the Seacoast region stretches to the southern most New Hampshire towns.  Boasting of apple orchards, farmlands, and ocean resorts.

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