on $100k a year, leaving Augusta
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 Augusta, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Harrisburg is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
0% more expensive than Augusta(vs $1,443/mo)
3.07%
$202/mo less in state tax than Augusta
vs 5.49% in Augusta
$6,632/mo
$199 more than Augusta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
25% more expensive than Augusta
vs $247k in Augusta
606k
vs 628k in Augusta
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Augusta actually gets more: 191 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 2 in Augusta.
1000% more happening than in Augusta.
69/100
50% higher than Augusta
vs 46/100 in Augusta
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
26% higher than Augusta
vs 74/100 in Augusta
12
300% more than Augusta
vs 3 nonstops in Augusta
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