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Manchester, NH cityscape

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Manchester

nh · metro 427k

a 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.

metro427k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$755

the monthly premium over Clarksville

You'd pay for Manchester. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the manchester entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,092/mo

56% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Clarksville

03after rent

$6,241/mo

$755 less than Clarksville

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$548k

86% more expensive than Clarksville

vs $294k in Clarksville

05metro size

427k

vs 337k in Clarksville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in manchester.

Clarksville actually gets more: 173 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 54 days below 20° vs Clarksville's 15.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 7.5× more on the calendar than Clarksville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

22% higher than Clarksville

vs 51/100 in Clarksville

Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.

·walk score®

98/100

18% higher than Clarksville

vs 83/100 in Clarksville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

72% fewer than Clarksville

vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville

04 · see also

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