$100k salary, packing up from Grand Rapids
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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under Grand Rapids, every month
The gap is real. Harrisburg costs noticeably less than Grand Rapids, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
11% cheaper than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
3.07%
$98/mo less in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$6,632/mo
$273 more than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
12% cheaper than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
606k
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Grand Rapids keeps to 151 pleasant days a year.
Grand Rapids hosts 2.1× more events.
69/100
23% higher than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
4% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
12
40% fewer than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
