on $100k a year, leaving Detroit
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 Detroit, every month
On paper, Harrisburg and Detroit are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
2% cheaper than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
3.07%
$98/mo less in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$6,632/mo
$125 more than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
18% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
606k
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Detroit gets 160 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Lighter on events: Detroit packs 2.7× more into a month.
69/100
47% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
6% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
12
91% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
