with $100k coming in, swapping out of Cleveland

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Manchester, NH cityscape

next stop after cleveland

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

$341

the monthly premium over Cleveland

Manchester runs a little pricier than Cleveland. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the manchester entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,092/mo

47% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$332/mo less in state tax than Cleveland

vs 3.99% in Cleveland

03after rent

$6,241/mo

$341 less than Cleveland

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

04a house here

$548k

118% more expensive than Cleveland

vs $252k in Cleveland

05metro size

427k

vs 2.2M in Cleveland

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in manchester.

Cleveland edges ahead with 159 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 54 days under 20°, vs 27 in Cleveland.

83% fewer events than Cleveland. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

2% lower than Cleveland

vs 63/100 in Cleveland

Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.

·walk score®

98/100

2% higher than Cleveland

vs 96/100 in Cleveland

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

77% fewer than Cleveland

vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland

04 · see also

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