$100k a year, no longer in Boise
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 Boise, every month
Harrisburg is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
19% cheaper than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
3.07%
$227/mo less in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,632/mo
$576 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
37% cheaper than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
606k
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Boise gets 166 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
On par with Boise for events and shows.
69/100
16% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
3% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
12
25% fewer than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
neighbors of harrisburg on the map of tradeoffs:
