with $100k coming in, swapping out of Pittsburgh
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 Pittsburgh
Manchester costs more than Pittsburgh, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
42% more expensive than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,241/mo
$364 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
146% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
427k
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Pittsburgh gets 161 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 54 days under 20°, vs 28 in Pittsburgh.
81% fewer events than Pittsburgh. The pace eases up.
62/100
10% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
1% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
13
65% fewer than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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