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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

$619

pricier each month than El Paso

Manchester runs a little pricier than El Paso. 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

42% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in El Paso

03after rent

$6,241/mo

$619 less than El Paso

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

04a house here

$548k

137% more expensive than El Paso

vs $231k in El Paso

05metro size

427k

vs 872k in El Paso

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in manchester.

El Paso edges ahead with 222 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 54 days under 20° here, 1 in El Paso.

Lighter on events: El Paso packs 2.0× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

5% lower than El Paso

vs 65/100 in El Paso

Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.

·walk score®

98/100

5% higher than El Paso

vs 93/100 in El Paso

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

0% fewer than El Paso

vs 13 nonstops in El Paso

04 · see also

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