on $100k a year, leaving 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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pricier each month than Springfield
Barely costlier than Springfield. If Harrisburg pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
16% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,249/mo)
3.07%
$136/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 4.7% in Springfield
$6,632/mo
$61 less than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
15% more expensive than Springfield
vs $268k in Springfield
606k
vs 491k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Springfield gets 170 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.1× more on the calendar than Springfield.
69/100
38% higher than Springfield
vs 50/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
4% higher than Springfield
vs 89/100 in Springfield
12
33% more than Springfield
vs 9 nonstops in Springfield
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
