with $100k coming in, swapping out of Poughkeepsie
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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cheaper each month than Poughkeepsie
Harrisburg runs on a fraction of Poughkeepsie's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
34% cheaper than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)
3.07%
$232/mo less in state tax than Poughkeepsie
vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie
$6,632/mo
$984 more than Poughkeepsie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
22% cheaper than Poughkeepsie
vs $395k in Poughkeepsie
606k
vs 679k in Poughkeepsie
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Poughkeepsie actually gets more: 153 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.3× more on the calendar than Poughkeepsie.
69/100
3% higher than Poughkeepsie
vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
11% higher than Poughkeepsie
vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie
12
140% more than Poughkeepsie
vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
