$100k a year, no longer in Sarasota
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 Sarasota
Harrisburg is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
32% cheaper than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Sarasota
vs 0% in Sarasota
$6,632/mo
$420 more than Sarasota
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
27% cheaper than Sarasota
vs $423k in Sarasota
606k
vs 262k in Sarasota
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Sarasota has the edge here, logging 249 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs Sarasota's 0.
11.0× the events of Sarasota, and the calendar shows it.
69/100
17% higher than Sarasota
vs 59/100 in Sarasota
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
3% lower than Sarasota
vs 96/100 in Sarasota
12
100% more than Sarasota
vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota
neighbors of harrisburg on the map of tradeoffs:
