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Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

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Move Score67

Manchester, NH

$1,794after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Manchester.

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So you know: homicide deaths in Manchester are under the US rate in this release, 1.6 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

67

Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.

The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 66.6, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted

Example household

Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom

Salary, before tax

$83,730 in every city.

Pay between cities
Job
Adults
Kids
Housing
Bedrooms · 1 bedroom

These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.

After tax and rent

$1,794

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,333
Rent$1,796
Other bills$2,055
Left$1,794

Stats

Rent
$2,138
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,645
Per month
Tax
19%
Of pay
Prices
4% above
US, besides rent

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$1,794 / mo

Money left after tax and rent, by state.Manchester
LowerHigher
Manchester · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,333
  • Rent$1,796
  • Other$2,055
  • Left$1,794

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (NH)
None
Take-home pay
$67,734
Effective tax rate
19.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,796
Groceries
$415
Getting around
$551
Healthcare
$467
Utilities and internet
$259
Everything else
$363
Total spending
$3,851

After tax and rent

$1,794 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $3,920 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,796.

Work from home
17.0% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
84.0% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2024 1-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from New Hampshire

USAJOBS

Federal jobs that pay relocation here

2 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

All federal jobs that pay relocation

The place

27 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
27 minutes each way
Size
425k people
Buying instead
Median home $385,500. About $3,021/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 0.0%, property tax 1.76%.

Schools

Students
51,520
Pupils per teacher
11.8
Districts
32
  1. Manchester School District11,949 students
  2. Nashua School District9,813 students
  3. Bedford School District3,971 students
  4. Merrimack School District3,460 students
  5. Hudson School District2,928 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.

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Take-home by job in Manchester

Pay and leftover for every job in Manchester

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Manchester calculated?

Manchester is in New Hampshire, which has no state income tax. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax and payroll tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.

What does rent cost in Manchester?

About $1,796 for a one-bedroom and $2,138 for a two-bedroom in Manchester, NH. Manchester averages 187 sunny days, a July high of 82°F, and a 27-minute commute.

How do I compare Manchester with another city?

Put Manchester next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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