with $100k coming in, swapping out of Dayton
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 expensive each month than Dayton
Harrisburg edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
9% more expensive than Dayton(vs $1,321/mo)
3.07%
$77/mo less in state tax than Dayton
vs 3.99% in Dayton
$6,632/mo
$48 less than Dayton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
122% more expensive than Dayton
vs $139k in Dayton
606k
vs 808k in Dayton
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Dayton actually gets more: 171 pleasant days a year.
2.4× the events of Dayton, and the calendar shows it.
69/100
11% higher than Dayton
vs 62/100 in Dayton
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
4% higher than Dayton
vs 89/100 in Dayton
12
25% fewer than Dayton
vs 16 nonstops in Dayton
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