$100k salary, packing up from Savannah
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 Savannah
The gap is real. Harrisburg costs noticeably less than Savannah, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
18% cheaper than Savannah(vs $1,770/mo)
3.07%
$202/mo less in state tax than Savannah
vs 5.49% in Savannah
$6,632/mo
$526 more than Savannah
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
12% cheaper than Savannah
vs $349k in Savannah
606k
vs 425k in Savannah
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Savannah has the edge here, logging 209 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 0 in Savannah.
106% more happening than in Savannah.
69/100
33% higher than Savannah
vs 52/100 in Savannah
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
3% higher than Savannah
vs 90/100 in Savannah
12
8% fewer than Savannah
vs 13 nonstops in Savannah
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