on $100k a year, leaving Atlanta
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
under Atlanta, every month
Cost barely budges between Manchester and Atlanta. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
15% more expensive than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
0%
$457/mo less in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$6,241/mo
$179 more than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
42% more expensive than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
427k
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Atlanta edges ahead with 204 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 54 days under 20° here, 2 in Atlanta.
Atlanta hosts 15.9× more events.
62/100
7% lower than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
5% higher than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
13
94% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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