$100k a year, no longer in Salem
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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less monthly outlay than Salem
Harrisburg is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
12% cheaper than Salem(vs $1,642/mo)
3.07%
$473/mo less in state tax than Salem
vs 8.75% in Salem
$6,632/mo
$670 more than Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
32% cheaper than Salem
vs $452k in Salem
606k
vs 437k in Salem
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Salem gets 201 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 1 in Salem.
33.0× the events of Salem, and the calendar shows it.
69/100
0% lower than Salem
vs 69/100 in Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
6% higher than Salem
vs 88/100 in Salem
12
0% fewer than Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Salem
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