$100k a year, no longer in St. Louis
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
more each month than St. Louis ran you
Manchester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
48% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,241/mo
$290 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
98% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
427k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
St. Louis has the edge here, logging 174 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 54 days below 20° vs St. Louis's 22.
Lighter on events: St. Louis packs 5.3× more into a month.
62/100
9% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
13% higher than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
13
78% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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