same $100k income, fresh start from El Paso
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 each month than El Paso ran you
Harrisburg runs a little pricier than El Paso. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
2% cheaper than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than El Paso
vs 0% in El Paso
$6,632/mo
$228 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
34% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
606k
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
El Paso edges ahead with 222 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs El Paso's 1.
On par with El Paso for events and shows.
69/100
6% higher than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
0% lower than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
12
8% fewer than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
neighbors of harrisburg on the map of tradeoffs:
