on $100k a year, leaving Anchorage
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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under Anchorage, every month
Harrisburg and Anchorage land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
16% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,632/mo
$12 more than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
30% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
606k
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Anchorage keeps to 93 pleasant days a year.
69/100
1% higher than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
18% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
12
65% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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