on $100k a year, leaving Clarksville
changea dispatch from
reading
PA
40.33°N
75.93°W
Reading is the Pagoda lit up on Mount Penn (a Japanese-style pavilion built in 1908 that's become the city symbol), old factory bones, and the surrounding Berks County farmland. The downtown food and art scene is growing into the old factory bones, with breweries and galleries opening steadily. Pretzels, scrapple, and Pennsylvania Dutch baking are everywhere. Cheaper than nearby Lancaster.
the verdict
more each month than Clarksville ran you
Reading runs a little pricier than Clarksville. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,478/mo
11% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Clarksville
vs 0% in Clarksville
$6,600/mo
$396 less than Clarksville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
6% more expensive than Clarksville
vs $294k in Clarksville
433k
vs 337k in Clarksville
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in reading.
Clarksville edges ahead with 173 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 32 days under 20°, vs 15 in Clarksville.
1350% more happening than in Clarksville.
65/100
27% higher than Clarksville
vs 51/100 in Clarksville
Closest outdoor draw: French Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
85/100
2% higher than Clarksville
vs 83/100 in Clarksville
0
100% fewer than Clarksville
vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville
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