$100k a year, no longer in Montgomery
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 each month than Montgomery ran you
Manchester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
52% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$6,241/mo
$300 less than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
159% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
427k
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Montgomery actually gets more: 181 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 54 days below 20°, vs 1 in Montgomery.
But the calendar thins out: Montgomery stays 2.1× busier.
62/100
41% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
61% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
13
333% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
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