on $100k a year, leaving Augusta
changea dispatch from
lancaster
PA
40.04°N
76.30°W
Lancaster is the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country, with horse-drawn buggies on rural roads and the Central Market (the oldest continuously operating farmers market in the country, since the 1730s). The food scene is sneaky-strong, the surrounding farmland is gorgeous, and the city's downtown has come back nicely. Whoopie pies, shoofly pies, and sticky buns are mandatory.
the verdict
below Augusta's monthly cost
On paper, Lancaster and Augusta are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,517/mo
5% more expensive than Augusta(vs $1,443/mo)
3.07%
$202/mo less in state tax than Augusta
vs 5.49% in Augusta
$6,561/mo
$128 more than Augusta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$384k
55% more expensive than Augusta
vs $247k in Augusta
559k
vs 628k in Augusta
field notes, weather & such.
158
pleasant days a year, in lancaster.
Augusta actually gets more: 191 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 25 days below 20° vs Augusta's 2.
400% more happening than in Augusta.
63/100
37% higher than Augusta
vs 46/100 in Augusta
Closest outdoor draw: Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, 18.3 mi.
97/100
31% higher than Augusta
vs 74/100 in Augusta
1
67% fewer than Augusta
vs 3 nonstops in Augusta
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