with $100k coming in, swapping out of Kansas City
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 Kansas City
Harrisburg and Kansas City 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 Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
3.07%
$136/mo less in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,632/mo
$192 more than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
5% cheaper than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
606k
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Kansas City gets 170 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Kansas City hosts 2.5× more events.
69/100
23% higher than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
1% lower than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
12
72% fewer than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
