with $100k coming in, swapping out of Mobile
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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lighter monthly cost than Mobile
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Harrisburg is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
11% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
3.07%
$161/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,632/mo
$17 more than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
59% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
606k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Mobile edges ahead with 225 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 0 in Mobile.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.4× Mobile's pace.
69/100
17% higher than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
35% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
12
140% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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