on $100k a year, leaving Lakeland
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
under Lakeland, every month
On paper, Reading and Lakeland are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,478/mo
19% cheaper than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Lakeland
vs 0% in Lakeland
$6,600/mo
$101 more than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
3% more expensive than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
433k
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in reading.
Lakeland gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 32 days under 20°, vs 0 in Lakeland.
2.4× the events of Lakeland, and the calendar shows it.
65/100
35% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: French Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
85/100
29% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
0
100% fewer than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
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