$100k a year, no longer in Tulsa
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 Tulsa, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Harrisburg is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
7% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
3.07%
$140/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,632/mo
$44 more than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
22% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
606k
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Tulsa edges ahead with 163 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 12 in Tulsa.
A similar weekend lineup to Tulsa.
69/100
41% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
21% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
12
33% fewer than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
same energy as harrisburg, different zip code:
