same $100k income, fresh start from Memphis
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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more expensive each month than Memphis
Harrisburg runs a little pricier than Memphis. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
1% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$6,632/mo
$265 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
27% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
606k
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Memphis edges ahead with 185 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Memphis's 5.
Things to do run about even with Memphis.
69/100
23% higher than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
4% higher than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
12
62% fewer than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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