with $100k coming in, swapping out of Albany
changea dispatch from
harrisburg
PA
40.26°N
76.88°W
Harrisburg is the Pennsylvania state capital sitting on the Susquehanna River, with a gorgeous Beaux-Arts capitol building (Theodore Roosevelt called it the handsomest building he ever saw). City Island in the middle of the river is a small park with minor league baseball. Hershey is 15 minutes east (yes, that Hershey). Slower-paced than its metro neighbors.
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cheaper each month than Albany
You'd feel the difference in Harrisburg. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Albany.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
12% cheaper than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)
3.07%
$232/mo less in state tax than Albany
vs 5.85% in Albany
$6,632/mo
$429 more than Albany
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
14% cheaper than Albany
vs $361k in Albany
606k
vs 905k in Albany
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Albany keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Albany.
69/100
4% lower than Albany
vs 72/100 in Albany
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
2% higher than Albany
vs 91/100 in Albany
12
37% fewer than Albany
vs 19 nonstops in Albany
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