with $100k coming in, swapping out of Fayetteville
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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below Fayetteville's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Harrisburg. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Fayetteville.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
10% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)
3.07%
$111/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.4% in Fayetteville
$6,632/mo
$271 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
16% cheaper than Fayetteville
vs $367k in Fayetteville
606k
vs 590k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Fayetteville edges ahead with 170 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 14 in Fayetteville.
A real upgrade on things to do: 4.1× Fayetteville's pace.
69/100
8% higher than Fayetteville
vs 64/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
13% higher than Fayetteville
vs 82/100 in Fayetteville
12
14% fewer than Fayetteville
vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville
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