same $100k income, fresh start from Tampa
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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under Tampa, every month
Harrisburg is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
28% cheaper than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Tampa
vs 0% in Tampa
$6,632/mo
$295 more than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
17% cheaper than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
606k
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Tampa gets 243 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 0 in Tampa.
Lighter on events: Tampa packs 1.5× more into a month.
69/100
11% higher than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
1% higher than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
12
82% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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