with $100k coming in, swapping out of Fort Wayne
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 Fort Wayne
Harrisburg costs more than Fort Wayne, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
22% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
3.07%
$6/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,632/mo
$264 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
22% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
606k
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Fort Wayne gets 161 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A month here packs 1.6× the events of Fort Wayne.
69/100
50% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
3% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
12
20% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
neighbors of harrisburg on the map of tradeoffs:
