01 · the cities
Manchester
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.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,198/mo
$2,092/mo
$106/mo less than Poughkeepsie (5%)
Median home price
Median home price
$395k
$548k
$153k more than Poughkeepsie
State income tax
State income tax
5.9%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,648/mo
$6,241/mo
Manchester has $593/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
153 days
154 days
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
1 days
0 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
42 days
54 days
days below 20°F per year
Manchester drops below 20°F on 12 more days per year than Poughkeepsie.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
67 / 100
62 / 100
5.0 pts behind Poughkeepsie
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
5 routes
13 routes
8 more direct routes than Poughkeepsie
Metro size
Metro size
679k metro
427k metro
Poughkeepsie has 1.5x fewer events per month than Manchester.
the verdict
3
Poughkeepsie
categories won
4
Manchester
categories won
Manchester wins on money. Poughkeepsie has the edge on weather.
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