$100k salary, packing up from Birmingham
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
the monthly cost of moving past Birmingham
Manchester costs more than Birmingham, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
49% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,241/mo
$269 less than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
110% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
427k
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Birmingham gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 54 days drop below 20° vs Birmingham's 4.
Noticeably quieter than Birmingham. About 83% fewer events on a typical month.
62/100
2% higher than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
24% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
13
35% fewer than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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