on $100k a year, leaving Reading
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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under Reading, every month
Harrisburg and Reading land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
2% cheaper than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
3.07%
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,632/mo
$32 more than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
1% cheaper than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
606k
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Reading gets 157 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Things to do run about even with Reading.
69/100
6% higher than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
9% higher than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
12
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
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