$100k salary, packing up from Salt Lake City
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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 Salt Lake City
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Manchester is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
30% more expensive than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)
0%
$387/mo less in state tax than Salt Lake City
vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City
$6,241/mo
$97 less than Salt Lake City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
6% cheaper than Salt Lake City
vs $584k in Salt Lake City
427k
vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Salt Lake City edges ahead with 168 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 54 days drop below 20° vs Salt Lake City's 33.
Salt Lake City hosts 4.1× more events.
62/100
21% lower than Salt Lake City
vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
23% higher than Salt Lake City
vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City
13
86% fewer than Salt Lake City
vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City
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