$100k salary, packing up from San Antonio
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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the monthly cost of moving past San Antonio
Harrisburg runs a little pricier than San Antonio. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
4% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,632/mo
$307 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
10% more expensive than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
606k
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
San Antonio edges ahead with 167 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs San Antonio's 0.
Noticeably quieter than San Antonio. About 71% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
41% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
4% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
12
66% fewer than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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