with $100k coming in, swapping out of Harrisburg
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 Harrisburg
Manchester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
45% more expensive than Harrisburg(vs $1,446/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Harrisburg
vs 3.07% in Harrisburg
$6,241/mo
$391 less than Harrisburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
77% more expensive than Harrisburg
vs $309k in Harrisburg
427k
vs 606k in Harrisburg
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Harrisburg keeps to 152 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 54 days below 20° here, 33 in Harrisburg.
But the calendar thins out: Harrisburg stays 2.2× busier.
62/100
10% lower than Harrisburg
vs 69/100 in Harrisburg
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
5% higher than Harrisburg
vs 93/100 in Harrisburg
13
8% more than Harrisburg
vs 12 nonstops in Harrisburg
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