on $100k a year, leaving South Bend
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 premium over South Bend
You'd pay for Manchester. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
50% more expensive than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$6,241/mo
$451 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
138% more expensive than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
427k
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
South Bend has the edge here, logging 157 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in South Bend.
62/100
17% higher than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
20% higher than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
13
44% more than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
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