Moving to Colorado from New Hampshire
What to Expect
Considering a move from New Hampshire to Colorado? Here's how the two compare on cost, climate, safety, and more.
If you moved from New Hampshire to Colorado, you would find that Colorado is 2.8% more expensive than New Hampshire. A $75,000 salary in New Hampshire would need to be roughly $77,100 in Colorado to maintain the same lifestyle. Manchester and Denver are about 1,750 mi apart.
Is Colorado cheaper than New Hampshire?
How key spending categories compare
Restaurants
pay 3.8% more
Groceries
pay 7.4% less
Transportation
pay 5.9% more
Housing
pay 2.4% more
Childcare
pay 10.7% more
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.9% more
Data: MyLifeElsewhere's crowdsourced cost of living database, with prices submitted and updated by users worldwide. Exchange rates are refreshed regularly from public sources.
What salary do you need in Colorado?
What does your salary buy?
$75,000 → $77,100
To maintain the same standard of living in Colorado
Calculate with your salary →Cost of living by city
Cost of living varies a lot by city. Each figure is a city's overall cost of living as a percentage of New York City (the priciest, = 100%).
On average, cities in Colorado cost about 6% more than cities in New Hampshire.
Compare cities head-to-head
Key Indicator Comparison
The numbers behind daily life in Colorado compared to New Hampshire.
Is it safe?
incidents per 100,000 people per year
incidents per 100,000 people per year
New Hampshire performs better than Colorado across all safety metrics.
How's the healthcare?
share of people without health insurance
share of adults with obesity
share of adults with diabetes
share of adults who smoke
Colorado generally does better on health & wellbeing, though New Hampshire leads in uninsured rate.
What about housing?
typical price of a home
typical monthly gross rent
share of homes that are owner-occupied
New Hampshire performs better than Colorado across all what about housing? metrics.
Will I have good infrastructure?
share of households with internet
minutes each way to work
Colorado performs significantly better than New Hampshire across all infrastructure metrics.
What are the job prospects?
percentage of the labour force without work
a broad measure of economic output per person
typical annual income of a household
share of people below the poverty line
New Hampshire generally does better on employment & economy, though Colorado leads in gdp per capita.
Is it good for families?
average years of life at birth
share of adults with a 4-year college degree
New Hampshire generally does better on family life, though Colorado leads in bachelor's degree or higher.
Sources: US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), OECD Regional Demography (2020). How we calculate this
Weather in Colorado vs New Hampshire
Monthly averages — select a city to compare.
Avg. annual high / low
Avg. annual high / low
| Months | Manchester | Denver |
|---|---|---|
| Jan–Mar | 38°/21°F (4°/-6°C) | 48°/21°F (9°/-6°C) |
| Apr–Jun | 68°/47°F (20°/8°C) | 72°/43°F (22°/6°C) |
| Jul–Sep | 79°/59°F (26°/15°C) | 85°/55°F (29°/13°C) |
| Oct–Dec | 50°/32°F (10°/0°C) | 53°/26°F (12°/-3°C) |
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| Month | Manchester | Denver |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°/16°F (0.6°/-9.1°C) | 44°/17°F (6.7°/-8.1°C) |
| Feb | 37°/19°F (2.7°/-7.2°C) | 46°/19°F (7.9°/-7.3°C) |
| Mar | 45°/27°F (7.2°/-2.7°C) | 54°/26°F (12.4°/-3.1°C) |
| Apr | 58°/37°F (14.2°/2.8°C) | 62°/33°F (16.4°/0.7°C) |
| May | 69°/47°F (20.4°/8.6°C) | 71°/43°F (21.9°/5.9°C) |
| Jun | 78°/57°F (25.3°/13.7°C) | 82°/52°F (28.0°/11.3°C) |
| Jul | 82°/63°F (28.0°/17.1°C) | 89°/59°F (31.9°/14.9°C) |
| Aug | 81°/61°F (27.2°/16.1°C) | 87°/58°F (30.7°/14.4°C) |
| Sep | 73°/53°F (22.6°/11.4°C) | 78°/48°F (25.8°/9.1°C) |
| Oct | 61°/41°F (16.1°/4.8°C) | 65°/37°F (18.5°/2.6°C) |
| Nov | 50°/33°F (9.9°/0.6°C) | 52°/24°F (11.2°/-4.2°C) |
| Dec | 38°/22°F (3.4°/-5.3°C) | 43°/17°F (6.0°/-8.3°C) |
Data:
National Weather Service
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it cheaper to live in Colorado than New Hampshire?
On average Colorado is around 3% pricier than New Hampshire, with notable variation by city.
How much money do I need to move to Colorado?
Budget about $19,275 for 3 months in Colorado (based on a $75,000 comparable annual salary), then add the one-off costs: movers, a truck rental, and a rental deposit.
Is Colorado safe?
New Hampshire performs better than Colorado across all safety metrics.
How is healthcare in Colorado compared to New Hampshire?
Colorado generally does better on health & wellbeing, though New Hampshire leads in uninsured rate.
What's the weather like in Colorado compared to New Hampshire?
The average high temperature in Denver is 65°F, compared to 59°F in Manchester. Denver receives around 14.3 in of rainfall per year, while Manchester gets 44.6 in.
