Panel Blames Housing Prices, Energy Costs for NH’s ‘Brain Drain’

Panel Blames Housing Prices, Energy Costs for NH’s ‘Brain Drain’

It’s a not-so-secret problem plaguing the Granite State. New Hampshire is tied with Vermont for the second-oldest population in the country. Compounding that trend, more than 61 percent of New Hampshire high school graduates leave the state to attend college — and many never return. In fact, New Hampshire has the second-highest rate of out-migration among college students nationwide, trailing only Vermont. Whether due to a shortage of well-payin…