$100k salary, packing up from Provo
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 Provo's monthly cost
The gap is real. Harrisburg costs noticeably less than Provo, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
17% cheaper than Provo(vs $1,743/mo)
3.07%
$132/mo less in state tax than Provo
vs 4.65% in Provo
$6,632/mo
$429 more than Provo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
45% cheaper than Provo
vs $559k in Provo
606k
vs 733k in Provo
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Provo gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
3200% more happening than in Provo.
69/100
15% lower than Provo
vs 81/100 in Provo
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
4% higher than Provo
vs 89/100 in Provo
12
87% fewer than Provo
vs 91 nonstops in Provo
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