on $100k a year, leaving Daytona Beach
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 Daytona Beach, every month
A near-tie on cost. What separates Harrisburg is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
19% cheaper than Daytona Beach(vs $1,784/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Daytona Beach
vs 0% in Daytona Beach
$6,632/mo
$83 more than Daytona Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
7% cheaper than Daytona Beach
vs $331k in Daytona Beach
606k
vs 722k in Daytona Beach
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Daytona Beach has the edge here, logging 212 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 0 in Daytona Beach.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.4× Daytona Beach's pace.
69/100
10% higher than Daytona Beach
vs 63/100 in Daytona Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
19% higher than Daytona Beach
vs 78/100 in Daytona Beach
12
500% more than Daytona Beach
vs 2 nonstops in Daytona Beach
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