same $100k income, fresh start from Allentown
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 Allentown
Not a fortune, but real money. Harrisburg runs cheaper than Allentown month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
20% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
3.07%
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,632/mo
$363 more than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
14% cheaper than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
606k
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Allentown gets 157 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A similar weekend lineup to Allentown.
69/100
5% lower than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
8% higher than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
12
33% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
