$100k salary, packing up from Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles's monthly cost
Harrisburg sits well below Los Angeles on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
50% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
3.07%
$519/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,632/mo
$1,973 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
70% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
606k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Los Angeles has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Los Angeles's 0.
Noticeably quieter than Los Angeles. About 91% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
3% higher than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
3% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
12
92% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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