on $100k a year, leaving Toledo
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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the monthly premium over Toledo
A small premium for Harrisburg. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
21% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
3.07%
$77/mo less in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,632/mo
$172 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
57% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
606k
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Toledo has the edge here, logging 159 pleasant days a year.
32% more happening than in Toledo.
69/100
25% higher than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
63% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
12
200% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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