same $100k income, fresh start from San Jose
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 San Jose
Move to Harrisburg and the monthly math gets easier. San Jose's rent is the headline; Harrisburg's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
58% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
3.07%
$519/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,632/mo
$2,544 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
83% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
606k
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
San Jose actually gets more: 283 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs San Jose's 0.
Lighter on events: San Jose packs 1.9× more into a month.
69/100
1% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
2% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
12
59% fewer than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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