$100k a year, no longer in Ann Arbor
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 Ann Arbor, every month
Harrisburg is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
31% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
3.07%
$98/mo less in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$6,632/mo
$735 more than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
28% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
606k
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Ann Arbor actually gets more: 154 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.4× Ann Arbor's pace.
69/100
23% higher than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
4% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
12
91% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
neighbors of harrisburg on the map of tradeoffs:
