$100k salary, packing up from Myrtle Beach
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 Myrtle Beach's monthly cost
The gap is real. Harrisburg costs noticeably less than Myrtle Beach, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
16% cheaper than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
3.07%
$286/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$6,632/mo
$567 more than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
14% cheaper than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
606k
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Myrtle Beach edges ahead with 249 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 0 in Myrtle Beach.
1.4× the events of Myrtle Beach, and the calendar shows it.
69/100
19% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
69% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
12
48% fewer than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
