chefsteev t1_jbe94iu wrote on March 8, 2023 at 12:41 PM

The primary reason is the southeast quadrant of NH is pretty much part of the Boston metro area. Outside of that region, population density between VT and NH is pretty similar.

landodk t1_jbeld5w wrote on March 8, 2023 at 2:24 PM

Also, both get sparser farther north, but VT gets bigger in the north while NH gets smaller

wellrelaxed t1_jbizc2m wrote on March 9, 2023 at 11:41 AM

I think because Burlington is close to Montreal.

canadacorriendo785 t1_jbf0pkv wrote on March 8, 2023 at 4:08 PM

There's more people just in Hillsborough and Rockingham County than the entire state of Vermont. 750k vs 640k.

Practical-Intern-347 t1_jbjhvus wrote on March 9, 2023 at 2:27 PM

It IS formally a metro census area.