same $100k income, fresh start from St. Louis
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
cheaper each month than St. Louis
A near-tie on cost. What separates Reading is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,478/mo
5% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
3.07%
$136/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,600/mo
$69 more than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
12% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
433k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in reading.
St. Louis gets 174 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: St. Louis stays 2.8× busier.
65/100
4% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: French Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
85/100
2% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
0
100% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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