on $100k a year, leaving Huntsville
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 Huntsville's monthly cost
Cost barely budges between Harrisburg and Huntsville. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
5% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)
3.07%
$161/mo less in state tax than Huntsville
vs 5% in Huntsville
$6,632/mo
$89 more than Huntsville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
2% cheaper than Huntsville
vs $316k in Huntsville
606k
vs 527k in Huntsville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Huntsville edges ahead with 177 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Huntsville's 6.
About as much going on as in Huntsville.
69/100
19% higher than Huntsville
vs 58/100 in Huntsville
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
33% higher than Huntsville
vs 70/100 in Huntsville
12
33% more than Huntsville
vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville
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