same $100k income, fresh start from Lincoln
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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lighter monthly cost than Lincoln
Cost barely budges between Harrisburg and Lincoln. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
10% more expensive than Lincoln(vs $1,311/mo)
3.07%
$231/mo less in state tax than Lincoln
vs 5.84% in Lincoln
$6,632/mo
$96 more than Lincoln
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
2% more expensive than Lincoln
vs $302k in Lincoln
606k
vs 344k in Lincoln
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Lincoln only manages 152 of those.
A month here packs 1.3× the events of Lincoln.
69/100
30% higher than Lincoln
vs 53/100 in Lincoln
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
24% higher than Lincoln
vs 75/100 in Lincoln
12
300% more than Lincoln
vs 3 nonstops in Lincoln
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
