on $100k a year, leaving Atlanta
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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lighter monthly cost than Atlanta
Harrisburg gives you room Atlanta doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
20% cheaper than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
3.07%
$202/mo less in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$6,632/mo
$570 more than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
20% cheaper than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
606k
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Atlanta edges ahead with 204 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 2 in Atlanta.
Noticeably quieter than Atlanta. About 86% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
3% higher than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
0% lower than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
12
94% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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