on $100k a year, leaving Kansas City
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
pricier each month than Kansas City
Barely costlier than Kansas City. If Manchester pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
39% more expensive than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,241/mo
$199 less than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
68% more expensive than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
427k
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Kansas City gets 170 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 54 days drop below 20° vs Kansas City's 26.
82% fewer events than Kansas City. The pace eases up.
62/100
11% higher than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
4% higher than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
13
70% fewer than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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