$100k salary, packing up from Harrisburg
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dallas
TX
32.78°N
96.80°W
Dallas is Stetsons next to skyscrapers, Tex-Mex with queso flowing freely, and a barbecue scene that quietly competes with Austin's. The arts district downtown is enormous and free to wander, while Bishop Arts and Deep Ellum bring the indie energy. Football is its own religion (high school, college, and Cowboys all year round). The bigness is real, and the city wears it well.
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the verdict
below Harrisburg's monthly cost
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Dallas is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,647/mo
14% more expensive than Harrisburg(vs $1,446/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Harrisburg
vs 3.07% in Harrisburg
$6,686/mo
$54 more than Harrisburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$367k
19% more expensive than Harrisburg
vs $309k in Harrisburg
8.1M
vs 606k in Harrisburg
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in dallas.
Harrisburg barely cracks 152 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 40 days above 95° vs Harrisburg's 3.
A month here packs 13.3× the events of Harrisburg.
57/100
17% lower than Harrisburg
vs 69/100 in Harrisburg
Closest outdoor draw: Cedar Hill State Park, 16.2 mi.
93/100
0% lower than Harrisburg
vs 93/100 in Harrisburg
190
1483% more than Harrisburg
vs 12 nonstops in Harrisburg
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