on $100k a year, leaving Springfield
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
lighter monthly cost than Springfield
Manchester gives you room Springfield doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
9% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 5% in Springfield
$6,241/mo
$237 more than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
47% more expensive than Springfield
vs $373k in Springfield
427k
vs 460k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Springfield barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
2.5× the events of Springfield, and the calendar shows it.
62/100
6% lower than Springfield
vs 66/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
13% higher than Springfield
vs 87/100 in Springfield
13
50% fewer than Springfield
vs 26 nonstops in Springfield
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