$100k salary, packing up from Oklahoma City
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 Oklahoma City
Cost barely budges between Harrisburg and Oklahoma City. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
5% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)
3.07%
$140/mo less in state tax than Oklahoma City
vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City
$6,632/mo
$70 more than Oklahoma City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
25% more expensive than Oklahoma City
vs $246k in Oklahoma City
606k
vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Oklahoma City actually gets more: 191 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Oklahoma City's 9.
Lighter on events: Oklahoma City packs 1.5× more into a month.
69/100
53% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
27% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City
12
40% fewer than Oklahoma City
vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City
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