with $100k coming in, swapping out of Milwaukee
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 Milwaukee
You'd feel the difference in Harrisburg. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Milwaukee.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
4% cheaper than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
3.07%
$267/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,632/mo
$325 more than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
22% cheaper than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
606k
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Milwaukee only manages 149 of those.
Noticeably quieter than Milwaukee. About 53% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
13% higher than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
5% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
12
60% fewer than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
same energy as harrisburg, different zip code:
