on $100k a year, leaving Miami
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 Miami's monthly cost
Move to Harrisburg and the monthly math gets easier. Miami's rent is the headline; Harrisburg's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
46% cheaper than Miami(vs $2,665/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Miami
vs 0% in Miami
$6,632/mo
$964 more than Miami
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
45% cheaper than Miami
vs $565k in Miami
606k
vs 6.2M in Miami
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Miami gets 272 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Miami's 0.
Noticeably quieter than Miami. About 97% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
10% lower than Miami
vs 77/100 in Miami
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
4% lower than Miami
vs 97/100 in Miami
12
93% fewer than Miami
vs 167 nonstops in Miami
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
