$100k salary, packing up from Providence
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 Providence's monthly cost
Harrisburg is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
32% cheaper than Providence(vs $2,127/mo)
3.07%
$243/mo less in state tax than Providence
vs 5.99% in Providence
$6,632/mo
$925 more than Providence
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
41% cheaper than Providence
vs $528k in Providence
606k
vs 1.7M in Providence
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Providence has the edge here, logging 159 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.6× Providence's pace.
69/100
10% higher than Providence
vs 63/100 in Providence
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
3% lower than Providence
vs 96/100 in Providence
12
29% fewer than Providence
vs 17 nonstops in Providence
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
