same $100k income, fresh start from Riverside
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 Riverside
Harrisburg runs on a fraction of Riverside's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
42% cheaper than Riverside(vs $2,493/mo)
3.07%
$519/mo less in state tax than Riverside
vs 9.3% in Riverside
$6,632/mo
$1,567 more than Riverside
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
48% cheaper than Riverside
vs $595k in Riverside
606k
vs 4.7M in Riverside
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Riverside edges ahead with 249 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Riverside's 0.
5.5× the events of Riverside, and the calendar shows it.
69/100
0% lower than Riverside
vs 69/100 in Riverside
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
1% higher than Riverside
vs 92/100 in Riverside
12
14% fewer than Riverside
vs 14 nonstops in Riverside
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