$100k salary, packing up from Winston-Salem
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 cost of moving past Winston-Salem
Manchester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
39% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,241/mo
$209 less than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
93% more expensive than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
427k
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Winston-Salem has the edge here, logging 186 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 54 days below 20°, vs 6 in Winston-Salem.
62/100
15% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
38% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
13
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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