Your Guide to Buying a Home in Salem, NH

Buying a Home in Salem, New Hampshire

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Salem is located in Rockingham County

The low property tax rate, the excellent school system, the diverse business base and the advantageous location (three exits off Interstate I-93, two State Highways - Routes 28 and 111 - easy access to two airports - Logan International and Manchester Airport) - makes Salem a magnet to those who choose the New Hampshire way of life.

Salem enjoys the lowest tax rate of all surrounding towns and other NH towns of equal size - a direct result of how a town may be complimented by a prosperous and stable business community. 14,771 jobs are provided by business and industry in Salem alone with another 888 provided by state and local government - another savings factor in terms of not having to commute to other areas for employment along with no personal income tax or sales tax.

The progressive outcomes-based education ideas the school curriculum implements means our students develop a mastery of their subjects through problem solving skills rather than emphasis on repetition of material. The commitment to quality education is demonstrated by the above-average achievement levels (76% move on to post-secondary education) and the most recent SAT scores (verbal-526, math-502) places the Salem School System competitively in the state and well above regional and national scores.

Regardless of your diversion, Salem offers a unique blend of recreational activities. More than 1.1 million people come to watch the action at Rockingham Park Racetrack each year; ride the Yankee Cannonball, Canobie Corkscrew or Galaxy at Canobie Lake Amusement Park; take their children to Field of Dreams (a popular community-constructed playground complete with picnic tables, forest-walking trails and summer concerts and stage performances); visit America's Stonehenge, (a giant megalithic astronomical complex built over 4000 years ago); golf at Campbell's Scottish Highlands 18-hole public golf course and driving range; enjoy family entertainment at Victorian Park and Mini Golf Entertainment Center; enjoy an outstanding town recreational department organizing public swimming, 14 baseball diamonds, eight playgrounds; and, of course, there's the miles of Route 28 businesses, shopping centers and a mega-mall which are the heart of Salem's tax-free shopping mecca.

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