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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

$7

less monthly outlay than Colorado Springs

Cost barely budges between Manchester and Colorado Springs. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the manchester entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,092/mo

21% more expensive than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Colorado Springs

vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs

03after rent

$6,241/mo

$7 more than Colorado Springs

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

04a house here

$548k

18% more expensive than Colorado Springs

vs $463k in Colorado Springs

05metro size

427k

vs 769k in Colorado Springs

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in manchester.

Colorado Springs has the edge here, logging 184 pleasant days a year.

Colorado Springs hosts 2.9× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

13% lower than Colorado Springs

vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs

Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.

·walk score®

98/100

23% higher than Colorado Springs

vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

18% more than Colorado Springs

vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs

04 · see also

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