with $100k coming in, swapping out of Evansville
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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the monthly cost of moving past Evansville
You'd pay for Harrisburg. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
35% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)
3.07%
$6/mo more in state tax than Evansville
vs 3% in Evansville
$6,632/mo
$376 less than Evansville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
39% more expensive than Evansville
vs $222k in Evansville
606k
vs 271k in Evansville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Evansville has the edge here, logging 184 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.7× more on the calendar than Evansville.
69/100
28% higher than Evansville
vs 54/100 in Evansville
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
18% higher than Evansville
vs 79/100 in Evansville
12
200% more than Evansville
vs 4 nonstops in Evansville
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