$100k salary, packing up from Montgomery
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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less monthly outlay than Montgomery
A near-tie on cost. What separates Harrisburg is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
5% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
3.07%
$161/mo less in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$6,632/mo
$91 more than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
46% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
606k
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Montgomery actually gets more: 181 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Montgomery's 1.
About as much going on as in Montgomery.
69/100
57% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
52% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
12
300% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
