$100k a year, no longer in Allentown
changea dispatch from
manchester
NH
42.99°N
71.46°W
Manchester is built around the Amoskeag Mills, once the largest cotton mill complex in the world, now converted into apartments, restaurants, and offices along the Merrimack River. The downtown's grown into a real food and brewery scene. It's the largest city in New Hampshire (still relatively small) and a quick drive to the lakes, the mountains, or Boston. Plus there's no state income tax or sales tax.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Allentown ran you
Barely costlier than Allentown. If Manchester pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
16% more expensive than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,241/mo
$28 less than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
52% more expensive than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
427k
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Allentown gets 157 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 54 days drop below 20° vs Allentown's 32.
Allentown hosts 1.8× more events.
62/100
15% lower than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
14% higher than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
13
44% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
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