on $100k a year, leaving Manchester
changea dispatch from
tucson
AZ
32.25°N
110.91°W
Tucson is the first U.S. city named a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, and the Sonoran hot dogs alone justify the trip. The saguaros stand around like skinny green sentries, the mountains ring the city in every direction, and the sunsets do that thing where the whole sky turns watermelon. The University of Arizona keeps the energy young. The monsoons in July are genuinely thrilling, and the dry desert nights keep the patios full long after dark.
in our guides
the verdict
under Manchester, every month
Tucson gives you room Manchester doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,444/mo
31% cheaper than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)
2.5%
$208/mo more in state tax than Manchester
vs 0% in Manchester
$6,681/mo
$440 more than Manchester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$352k
36% cheaper than Manchester
vs $548k in Manchester
1.1M
vs 427k in Manchester
field notes, weather & such.
202
pleasant days a year, in tucson.
Manchester barely cracks 154 pleasant ones. Heat is the cost: 94 days top 95° vs Manchester's 0.
120% more happening than in Manchester.
66/100
6% higher than Manchester
vs 62/100 in Manchester
Closest outdoor draw: Saguaro National Park, 16.6 mi.
67/100
32% lower than Manchester
vs 98/100 in Manchester
16
23% more than Manchester
vs 13 nonstops in Manchester
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