with $100k coming in, swapping out of Buffalo
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 Buffalo
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Harrisburg is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
5% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
3.07%
$232/mo less in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$6,632/mo
$160 more than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
10% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
606k
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Buffalo only manages 152 of those.
Buffalo hosts 2.1× more events.
69/100
5% higher than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
2% higher than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
12
40% fewer than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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