on $100k a year, leaving Wilmington
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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lighter monthly cost than Wilmington
Harrisburg gives you room Wilmington doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
14% cheaper than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)
3.07%
$119/mo less in state tax than Wilmington
vs 4.5% in Wilmington
$6,632/mo
$349 more than Wilmington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
31% cheaper than Wilmington
vs $448k in Wilmington
606k
vs 467k in Wilmington
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Wilmington edges ahead with 235 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 1 in Wilmington.
A month here packs 1.6× the events of Wilmington.
69/100
28% higher than Wilmington
vs 54/100 in Wilmington
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
39% higher than Wilmington
vs 67/100 in Wilmington
12
140% more than Wilmington
vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
