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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

$445

the monthly cost of moving past Dallas

Manchester runs a little pricier than Dallas. 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

27% more expensive than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Dallas

03after rent

$6,241/mo

$445 less than Dallas

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

04a house here

$548k

49% more expensive than Dallas

vs $367k in Dallas

05metro size

427k

vs 8.1M in Dallas

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in manchester.

Dallas edges ahead with 171 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 54 days under 20° here, 2 in Dallas.

Lighter on events: Dallas packs 29.3× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

9% higher than Dallas

vs 57/100 in Dallas

Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.

·walk score®

98/100

5% higher than Dallas

vs 93/100 in Dallas

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

93% fewer than Dallas

vs 190 nonstops in Dallas

04 · see also

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