on $100k a year, leaving San Francisco
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
below San Francisco's monthly cost
Manchester sits well below San Francisco on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
34% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,241/mo
$1,829 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
56% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
427k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
San Francisco gets 312 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 Francisco.
But the calendar thins out: San Francisco stays 17.2× busier.
62/100
25% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
1% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
13
88% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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