$100k a year, no longer in Baton Rouge
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 Baton Rouge ran you
Manchester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
54% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$6,241/mo
$481 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
119% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
427k
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Baton Rouge actually gets more: 187 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 54 days below 20°, vs 1 in Baton Rouge.
A similar weekend lineup to Baton Rouge.
62/100
24% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
31% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
13
225% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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