same $100k income, fresh start from York
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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pricier each month than York
Harrisburg edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
6% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
3.07%
vs 3.07% in York
$6,632/mo
$85 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
0% more expensive than York
vs $310k in York
606k
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
York actually gets more: 159 pleasant days a year.
33.0× the events of York, and the calendar shows it.
69/100
8% higher than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
0% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
12
0% fewer than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
neighbors of harrisburg on the map of tradeoffs:
