$100k salary, packing up from Tucson
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 Tucson
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Harrisburg is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
0% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
3.07%
$48/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,632/mo
$49 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
12% cheaper than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
606k
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Tucson edges ahead with 202 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 0 in Tucson.
On par with Tucson for events and shows.
69/100
5% higher than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
39% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
12
25% fewer than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
