on $100k a year, leaving Greeley
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 Greeley's monthly cost
The gap is real. Harrisburg costs noticeably less than Greeley, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
15% cheaper than Greeley(vs $1,698/mo)
3.07%
$111/mo less in state tax than Greeley
vs 4.4% in Greeley
$6,632/mo
$363 more than Greeley
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
38% cheaper than Greeley
vs $497k in Greeley
606k
vs 359k in Greeley
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Greeley edges ahead with 177 pleasant days.
A month here packs 8.3× the events of Greeley.
69/100
3% higher than Greeley
vs 67/100 in Greeley
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
41% higher than Greeley
vs 66/100 in Greeley
12
93% fewer than Greeley
vs 169 nonstops in Greeley
neighbors of harrisburg on the map of tradeoffs:
