same $100k income, fresh start from Memphis

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Manchester, NH cityscape

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Manchester

nh · metro 427k

a 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.

metro427k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$656

more expensive each month than Memphis

Manchester runs a little pricier than Memphis. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the manchester entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,092/mo

46% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Memphis

03after rent

$6,241/mo

$656 less than Memphis

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$548k

125% more expensive than Memphis

vs $244k in Memphis

05metro size

427k

vs 1.3M in Memphis

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in manchester.

Memphis edges ahead with 185 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 54 days drop below 20° vs Memphis's 5.

Noticeably quieter than Memphis. About 58% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

11% higher than Memphis

vs 56/100 in Memphis

Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.

·walk score®

98/100

10% higher than Memphis

vs 89/100 in Memphis

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

59% fewer than Memphis

vs 32 nonstops in Memphis

04 · see also

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