on $100k a year, leaving Gainesville
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 premium over Gainesville
Barely costlier than Gainesville. If Harrisburg pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
12% cheaper than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Gainesville
vs 0% in Gainesville
$6,632/mo
$56 less than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
2% cheaper than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
606k
vs 350k in Gainesville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Gainesville gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Gainesville's 0.
11.0× the events of Gainesville, and the calendar shows it.
69/100
10% higher than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
2% higher than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
12
140% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
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