on $100k a year, leaving Fresno
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 Fresno's monthly cost
Harrisburg sits well below Fresno on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
28% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
3.07%
$519/mo less in state tax than Fresno
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$6,632/mo
$1,073 more than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
26% cheaper than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
606k
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Fresno gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 0 in Fresno.
Comparable to Fresno for events and concerts.
69/100
5% higher than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
4% higher than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
12
9% more than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
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