$100k salary, packing up from Virginia Beach
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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below Virginia Beach's monthly cost
The gap is real. Harrisburg costs noticeably less than Virginia Beach, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
21% cheaper than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
3.07%
$223/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$6,632/mo
$597 more than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
18% cheaper than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
606k
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Virginia Beach actually gets more: 211 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 2 in Virginia Beach.
A similar weekend lineup to Virginia Beach.
69/100
21% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
6% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
12
29% fewer than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
same energy as harrisburg, different zip code:
