on $100k a year, leaving New Orleans
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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under New Orleans, every month
Cost barely budges between Harrisburg and New Orleans. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
10% cheaper than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
3.07%
$6/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,632/mo
$161 more than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
19% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
606k
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
New Orleans has the edge here, logging 235 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs New Orleans's 0.
Noticeably quieter than New Orleans. About 66% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
25% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
5% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
12
69% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
