with $100k coming in, swapping out of Las Vegas
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 Las Vegas's monthly cost
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Harrisburg is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
16% cheaper than Las Vegas(vs $1,731/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Las Vegas
vs 0% in Las Vegas
$6,632/mo
$30 more than Las Vegas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
31% cheaper than Las Vegas
vs $451k in Las Vegas
606k
vs 2.3M in Las Vegas
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Las Vegas edges ahead with 210 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 0 in Las Vegas.
Lighter on events: Las Vegas packs 106.3× more into a month.
69/100
14% lower than Las Vegas
vs 80/100 in Las Vegas
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
13% higher than Las Vegas
vs 82/100 in Las Vegas
12
91% fewer than Las Vegas
vs 133 nonstops in Las Vegas
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
