on $100k a year, leaving Greensboro
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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lighter monthly cost than Greensboro
Harrisburg and Greensboro land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
1% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)
3.07%
$119/mo less in state tax than Greensboro
vs 4.5% in Greensboro
$6,632/mo
$102 more than Greensboro
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
15% more expensive than Greensboro
vs $269k in Greensboro
606k
vs 790k in Greensboro
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Greensboro gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Greensboro's 6.
Greensboro hosts 1.5× more events.
69/100
28% higher than Greensboro
vs 54/100 in Greensboro
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
6% higher than Greensboro
vs 88/100 in Greensboro
12
14% fewer than Greensboro
vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro
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