same $100k income, fresh start from Knoxville
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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cheaper each month than Knoxville
Harrisburg and Knoxville 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
16% cheaper than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Knoxville
vs 0% in Knoxville
$6,632/mo
$30 more than Knoxville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
15% cheaper than Knoxville
vs $364k in Knoxville
606k
vs 947k in Knoxville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Knoxville actually gets more: 189 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 9 in Knoxville.
Things to do run about even with Knoxville.
69/100
0% lower than Knoxville
vs 69/100 in Knoxville
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
31% higher than Knoxville
vs 71/100 in Knoxville
12
29% fewer than Knoxville
vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville
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