$100k salary, packing up from Reading
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 cost of moving past Reading
Manchester costs more than Reading, 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 Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,241/mo
$359 less than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
76% more expensive than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
427k
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Reading gets 157 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 54 days under 20°, vs 32 in Reading.
48% fewer events than Reading. The pace eases up.
62/100
5% lower than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
15% higher than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
13
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
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