$100k salary, packing up from Lakeland
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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below Lakeland's monthly cost
Cost barely budges between Harrisburg and Lakeland. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
21% cheaper than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Lakeland
vs 0% in Lakeland
$6,632/mo
$133 more than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
3% more expensive than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
606k
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Lakeland actually gets more: 206 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Lakeland's 0.
175% more happening than in Lakeland.
69/100
44% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
41% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
12
82% fewer than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
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