on $100k a year, leaving Hickory
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
below Hickory's monthly cost
On paper, Reading and Hickory are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,478/mo
3% more expensive than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)
3.07%
$119/mo less in state tax than Hickory
vs 4.5% in Hickory
$6,600/mo
$76 more than Hickory
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
16% more expensive than Hickory
vs $268k in Hickory
433k
vs 370k in Hickory
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in reading.
Hickory gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 32 days under 20°, vs 4 in Hickory.
1.5× the events of Hickory, and the calendar shows it.
65/100
2% higher than Hickory
vs 64/100 in Hickory
Closest outdoor draw: French Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
85/100
21% higher than Hickory
vs 70/100 in Hickory
0
0% fewer than Hickory
vs 0 nonstops in Hickory
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