same $100k income, fresh start from Louisville
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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cheaper each month than Louisville
Cost barely budges between Harrisburg and Louisville. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
6% more expensive than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)
3.07%
$119/mo less in state tax than Louisville
vs 4.5% in Louisville
$6,632/mo
$42 more than Louisville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
9% more expensive than Louisville
vs $282k in Louisville
606k
vs 1.4M in Louisville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Louisville actually gets more: 181 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Louisville's 15.
But the calendar thins out: Louisville stays 2.8× busier.
69/100
28% higher than Louisville
vs 54/100 in Louisville
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
1% lower than Louisville
vs 94/100 in Louisville
12
45% fewer than Louisville
vs 22 nonstops in Louisville
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