with $100k coming in, swapping out of Indianapolis
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 Indianapolis's monthly cost
Harrisburg and Indianapolis 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
4% cheaper than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
3.07%
$6/mo more in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$6,632/mo
$60 more than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
4% more expensive than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
606k
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Indianapolis actually gets more: 174 pleasant days a year.
63% fewer events than Indianapolis. The pace eases up.
69/100
11% higher than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
6% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
12
66% fewer than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
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