with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lakeland
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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 Lakeland
Manchester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
14% more expensive than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Lakeland
$6,241/mo
$258 less than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
82% more expensive than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
427k
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Lakeland actually gets more: 206 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 54 days below 20°, vs 0 in Lakeland.
Comparable to Lakeland for events and concerts.
62/100
29% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
48% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
13
81% fewer than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
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