$100k a year, no longer in Greensboro
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 expensive each month than Greensboro
Manchester costs more than Greensboro, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
46% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Greensboro
vs 4.5% in Greensboro
$6,241/mo
$289 less than Greensboro
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
103% more expensive than Greensboro
vs $269k in Greensboro
427k
vs 790k in Greensboro
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Greensboro gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 54 days under 20° here, 6 in Greensboro.
But the calendar thins out: Greensboro stays 3.3× busier.
62/100
15% higher than Greensboro
vs 54/100 in Greensboro
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
11% higher than Greensboro
vs 88/100 in Greensboro
13
7% fewer than Greensboro
vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro
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