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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

$374

more each month than Mobile ran you

Manchester runs a little pricier than Mobile. 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

61% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$417/mo less in state tax than Mobile

vs 5% in Mobile

03after rent

$6,241/mo

$374 less than Mobile

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

04a house here

$548k

183% more expensive than Mobile

vs $194k in Mobile

05metro size

427k

vs 412k in Mobile

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in manchester.

Mobile edges ahead with 225 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 54 days drop below 20° vs Mobile's 0.

38% fewer events than Mobile. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

5% higher than Mobile

vs 59/100 in Mobile

Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.

·walk score®

98/100

42% higher than Mobile

vs 69/100 in Mobile

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

160% more than Mobile

vs 5 nonstops in Mobile

04 · see also

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