with $100k coming in, swapping out of Springfield
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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below Springfield's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Harrisburg. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Springfield.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
24% cheaper than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)
3.07%
$161/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 5% in Springfield
$6,632/mo
$628 more than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
17% cheaper than Springfield
vs $373k in Springfield
606k
vs 460k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Springfield barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 5.5× the events of Springfield.
69/100
5% higher than Springfield
vs 66/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
7% higher than Springfield
vs 87/100 in Springfield
12
54% fewer than Springfield
vs 26 nonstops in Springfield
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