$100k salary, packing up from Kingsport
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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the monthly premium over Kingsport
Harrisburg costs more than Kingsport, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
5% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Kingsport
vs 0% in Kingsport
$6,632/mo
$318 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
27% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
606k
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Kingsport gets 188 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Kingsport's 15.
A real upgrade on things to do: 4.1× Kingsport's pace.
69/100
17% higher than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
26% higher than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
12
200% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
neighbors of harrisburg on the map of tradeoffs:
