same $100k income, fresh start from Fort Wayne
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 Fort Wayne ran you
Manchester costs more than Fort Wayne, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
76% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,241/mo
$655 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
116% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
427k
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Fort Wayne gets 161 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 54 days drop below 20° vs Fort Wayne's 38.
A similar weekend lineup to Fort Wayne.
62/100
35% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
9% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
13
30% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
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