same $100k income, fresh start from Little Rock
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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pricier each month than Little Rock
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Harrisburg is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
20% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
3.07%
$111/mo less in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$6,632/mo
$126 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
36% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
606k
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Little Rock edges ahead with 163 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Little Rock's 6.
A month here packs 2.5× the events of Little Rock.
69/100
28% higher than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
90% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
12
29% fewer than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
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