$100k salary, packing up from Orlando
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 Orlando's monthly cost
The gap is real. Harrisburg costs noticeably less than Orlando, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
25% cheaper than Orlando(vs $1,937/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Orlando
vs 0% in Orlando
$6,632/mo
$236 more than Orlando
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
23% cheaper than Orlando
vs $402k in Orlando
606k
vs 2.8M in Orlando
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Orlando gets 216 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Orlando's 0.
Noticeably quieter than Orlando. About 79% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
11% higher than Orlando
vs 62/100 in Orlando
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
4% lower than Orlando
vs 97/100 in Orlando
12
92% fewer than Orlando
vs 146 nonstops in Orlando
neighbors of harrisburg on the map of tradeoffs:
