with $100k coming in, swapping out of Albuquerque
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 Albuquerque
You'd feel the difference in Harrisburg. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Albuquerque.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
3% cheaper than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)
3.07%
$236/mo less in state tax than Albuquerque
vs 5.9% in Albuquerque
$6,632/mo
$279 more than Albuquerque
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
12% cheaper than Albuquerque
vs $351k in Albuquerque
606k
vs 924k in Albuquerque
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Albuquerque gets 205 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 6 in Albuquerque.
On par with Albuquerque for events and shows.
69/100
15% lower than Albuquerque
vs 81/100 in Albuquerque
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
1% lower than Albuquerque
vs 94/100 in Albuquerque
12
48% fewer than Albuquerque
vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
