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correlationist1 t1_j5ksyf1 wrote

I am planning to move from Las Vegas to Philadelphia at the end of the month, I was wondering if anyone else has been there, done that? What’s your experience like?

I am a single male early 30s, wfh, planning to get a place in the center city to explore the city. Mainly concerned about taxes as Philly has a city wage tax and PA has a state tax. Are people as friendly? it is easy to make good friends? Dating scene?

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demography_llama t1_j5mvga2 wrote

If you're wfh I suggest living in a walkable neighborhood near Center City with restaurants, cafes, and parks.

People are kind, but not nice (I'm a Midwest transplant and still super friendly). I like it. People have an f-you oh let me help you with that attitude. Volunteering and community sports are a great way to meet people. I can't really speak to the current dating scene beyond I met my now-spouse here. Dating pool is definitely better than the Midwest town I came from.

Taxes are what they are. Philly is still a cheaper option compared to nearby cities DC, NYC, Boston, etc

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SgtKetchup t1_j63o0tw wrote

The tax burden between Nevada and PA is actually not all that different since our sales tax is much lower. https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-highest-lowest-tax-burden/20494 The wage tax in Philly is also partially offset by comparatively low property taxes, compared to many of the surrounding suburbs.

Compared to Nevada, your taxes also provide additional tangible service benefits such as usable public transit.

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mortgagepants t1_j5lixwv wrote

wage taxes don't really start to kick in until you make over like 40k i think. so just use that to plan roughly what you'll owe, unless your company will handle it.

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