High Costs Drive Bay Staters North. Will They ‘Mass Up’ New Hampshire?

One in three Massachusetts residents tell Suffolk University pollsters they’ve considered moving out of the Bay State due to the high cost of living.

And according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the No. 1 destination for Massachusetts residents making a move is New Hampshire.

The question is whether this northward migration from high-tax, deep-blue Massachusetts is good news for the Granite State — or will it “Mass Up” New Hampshire?

Suffolk University poll taken in November 2025.

And it’s not just Bay State residents. Businesses are bailing, too.

“This year, two major employers, Analogic and SynQor, announced that they are moving their corporate headquarters from Massachusetts to Salem, New Hampshire,” GOP Rep. Joe Sweeney, who represents Salem in the House, gleefully announced on soc