$100k a year, no longer in Lafayette
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 Lafayette ran you
Barely costlier than Lafayette. If Reading pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,478/mo
11% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
3.07%
$6/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$6,600/mo
$151 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
55% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
433k
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in reading.
Lafayette gets 211 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 32 days drop below 20° vs Lafayette's 0.
5.8× the events of Lafayette, and the calendar shows it.
65/100
51% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: French Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
85/100
0% lower than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
0
100% fewer than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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