$100k salary, packing up from San Diego
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
less monthly outlay than San Diego
Move to Manchester and the monthly math gets easier. San Diego's rent is the headline; Manchester's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
28% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,241/mo
$1,573 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
46% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
427k
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
San Diego gets 332 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 54 days under 20° here, 0 in San Diego.
Lighter on events: San Diego packs 11.6× more into a month.
62/100
17% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
1% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
13
76% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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