with $100k coming in, swapping out of New Orleans
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 expensive each month than New Orleans
Manchester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
30% more expensive than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,241/mo
$230 less than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
111% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
427k
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
New Orleans actually gets more: 235 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 54 days below 20°, vs 0 in New Orleans.
New Orleans hosts 6.4× more events.
62/100
13% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
0% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
13
67% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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