with $100k coming in, swapping out of Trenton
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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cheaper each month than Trenton
Harrisburg is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
43% cheaper than Trenton(vs $2,540/mo)
3.07%
$275/mo less in state tax than Trenton
vs 6.37% in Trenton
$6,632/mo
$1,369 more than Trenton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
32% cheaper than Trenton
vs $456k in Trenton
606k
vs 382k in Trenton
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Trenton actually gets more: 171 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.0× more on the calendar than Trenton.
69/100
3% lower than Trenton
vs 71/100 in Trenton
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
6% higher than Trenton
vs 88/100 in Trenton
12
90% fewer than Trenton
vs 123 nonstops in Trenton
same energy as harrisburg, different zip code:
