$100k a year, no longer in Cleveland
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 Cleveland, every month
On paper, Harrisburg and Cleveland are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
2% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)
3.07%
$77/mo less in state tax than Cleveland
vs 3.99% in Cleveland
$6,632/mo
$50 more than Cleveland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
23% more expensive than Cleveland
vs $252k in Cleveland
606k
vs 2.2M in Cleveland
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Cleveland edges ahead with 159 pleasant days.
Cleveland hosts 2.7× more events.
69/100
10% higher than Cleveland
vs 63/100 in Cleveland
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
3% lower than Cleveland
vs 96/100 in Cleveland
12
79% fewer than Cleveland
vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland
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