same $100k income, fresh start from Clarksville
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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more each month than Clarksville ran you
You'd pay for Harrisburg. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
8% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Clarksville
vs 0% in Clarksville
$6,632/mo
$364 less than Clarksville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
5% more expensive than Clarksville
vs $294k in Clarksville
606k
vs 337k in Clarksville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Clarksville has the edge here, logging 173 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Clarksville's 15.
A month here packs 16.5× the events of Clarksville.
69/100
35% higher than Clarksville
vs 51/100 in Clarksville
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
12% higher than Clarksville
vs 83/100 in Clarksville
12
74% fewer than Clarksville
vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville
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