with $100k coming in, swapping out of Wichita
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 Wichita
Barely costlier than Wichita. If Harrisburg pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
23% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
3.07%
$219/mo less in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$6,632/mo
$53 less than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
40% more expensive than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
606k
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Wichita gets 164 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
83% more happening than in Wichita.
69/100
33% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
35% higher than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
12
9% more than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
