$100k a year, no longer in Lubbock
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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the monthly cost of moving past Lubbock
You'd pay for Harrisburg. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
4% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,632/mo
$317 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
47% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
606k
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Lubbock actually gets more: 186 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Lubbock's 7.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.1× more on the calendar than Lubbock.
69/100
1280% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
35% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
12
71% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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