with $100k coming in, swapping out of Houston
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 Houston
Manchester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
30% more expensive than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Houston
$6,241/mo
$482 less than Houston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
76% more expensive than Houston
vs $311k in Houston
427k
vs 7.5M in Houston
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Houston has the edge here, logging 171 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 54 days below 20°, vs 1 in Houston.
Houston hosts 14.1× more events.
62/100
13% higher than Houston
vs 55/100 in Houston
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
27% higher than Houston
vs 77/100 in Houston
13
93% fewer than Houston
vs 176 nonstops in Houston
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