with $100k coming in, swapping out of Kennewick
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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more expensive each month than Kennewick
Barely costlier than Kennewick. If Harrisburg pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
14% cheaper than Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Kennewick
vs 0% in Kennewick
$6,632/mo
$15 less than Kennewick
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
30% cheaper than Kennewick
vs $441k in Kennewick
606k
vs 314k in Kennewick
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Kennewick gets 199 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 8 in Kennewick.
A real upgrade on things to do: 33.0× Kennewick's pace.
69/100
7% lower than Kennewick
vs 74/100 in Kennewick
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
69% higher than Kennewick
vs 55/100 in Kennewick
12
50% more than Kennewick
vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick
same energy as harrisburg, different zip code:
