$100k a year, no longer in Cape Coral
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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less monthly outlay than Cape Coral
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Harrisburg is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
22% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral
vs 0% in Cape Coral
$6,632/mo
$158 more than Cape Coral
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
13% cheaper than Cape Coral
vs $355k in Cape Coral
606k
vs 835k in Cape Coral
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Cape Coral edges ahead with 250 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Cape Coral's 0.
69/100
25% higher than Cape Coral
vs 55/100 in Cape Coral
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
121% higher than Cape Coral
vs 42/100 in Cape Coral
12
64% fewer than Cape Coral
vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
