$100k salary, packing up from Detroit
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
more each month than Detroit ran you
Manchester costs more than Detroit, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
42% more expensive than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
0%
$354/mo less in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$6,241/mo
$266 less than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
109% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
427k
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Detroit gets 160 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 54 days drop below 20° vs Detroit's 37.
Noticeably quieter than Detroit. About 83% fewer events on a typical month.
62/100
32% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
1% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
13
90% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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