same $100k income, fresh start from Lafayette
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 Lafayette
Harrisburg edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
9% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
3.07%
$6/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$6,632/mo
$119 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
54% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
606k
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Lafayette has the edge here, logging 211 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 0 in Lafayette.
560% more happening than in Lafayette.
69/100
60% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
9% higher than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
12
300% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
same energy as harrisburg, different zip code:
