$100k salary, packing up from Columbus
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 Columbus
Manchester runs a little pricier than Columbus. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$2,092/mo
38% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
0%
$332/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$6,241/mo
$249 less than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$548k
57% more expensive than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
427k
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in manchester.
Columbus edges ahead with 171 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 54 days drop below 20° vs Columbus's 29.
Columbus hosts 7.7× more events.
62/100
9% higher than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Pawtuckaway State Park, 16.4 mi.
98/100
15% higher than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
13
59% fewer than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
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