with $100k coming in, swapping out of Colorado Springs
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 Colorado Springs
You'd feel the difference in Harrisburg. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Colorado Springs.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
17% cheaper than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)
3.07%
$111/mo less in state tax than Colorado Springs
vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs
$6,632/mo
$398 more than Colorado Springs
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
33% cheaper than Colorado Springs
vs $463k in Colorado Springs
606k
vs 769k in Colorado Springs
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Colorado Springs has the edge here, logging 184 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Colorado Springs.
69/100
3% lower than Colorado Springs
vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
16% higher than Colorado Springs
vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs
12
9% more than Colorado Springs
vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs
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