same $100k income, fresh start from Toledo
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 expensive each month than Toledo
Manchester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
75% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
0%
$332/mo less in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,241/mo
$563 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
179% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
427k
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Toledo has the edge here, logging 159 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 54 days below 20° here, 38 in Toledo.
Lighter on events: Toledo packs 1.7× more into a month.
62/100
13% higher than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
72% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
13
225% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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