same $100k income, fresh start from Roanoke
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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lighter monthly cost than Roanoke
Harrisburg and Roanoke 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
5% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
3.07%
$223/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,632/mo
$160 more than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
4% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
606k
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Roanoke actually gets more: 179 pleasant days a year.
2.8× the events of Roanoke, and the calendar shows it.
69/100
0% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
1% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
12
33% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
neighbors of harrisburg on the map of tradeoffs:
