same $100k income, fresh start from Cincinnati
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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cheaper each month than Cincinnati
Harrisburg and Cincinnati land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
7% cheaper than Cincinnati(vs $1,549/mo)
3.07%
$77/mo less in state tax than Cincinnati
vs 3.99% in Cincinnati
$6,632/mo
$180 more than Cincinnati
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
2% cheaper than Cincinnati
vs $316k in Cincinnati
606k
vs 2.3M in Cincinnati
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Cincinnati edges ahead with 162 pleasant days.
Noticeably quieter than Cincinnati. About 62% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
4% lower than Cincinnati
vs 72/100 in Cincinnati
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
3% lower than Cincinnati
vs 96/100 in Cincinnati
12
74% fewer than Cincinnati
vs 47 nonstops in Cincinnati
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