$100k salary, packing up from Oklahoma City
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
the monthly premium over Oklahoma City
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 Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)
0%
$396/mo less in state tax than Oklahoma City
vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City
$6,241/mo
$321 less than Oklahoma City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
122% more expensive than Oklahoma City
vs $246k in Oklahoma City
427k
vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Oklahoma City has the edge here, logging 191 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 54 days below 20°, vs 9 in Oklahoma City.
69% fewer events than Oklahoma City. The pace eases up.
62/100
38% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
34% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City
13
35% fewer than Oklahoma City
vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City
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