same $100k income, fresh start from Cleveland
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
pricier each month than Cleveland
Barely costlier than Cleveland. If Lancaster pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,517/mo
7% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)
3.07%
$77/mo less in state tax than Cleveland
vs 3.99% in Cleveland
$6,561/mo
$21 less than Cleveland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$384k
53% more expensive than Cleveland
vs $252k in Cleveland
559k
vs 2.2M in Cleveland
field notes, weather & such.
158
pleasant days a year, in lancaster.
Cleveland gets 159 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Cleveland stays 5.9× busier.
63/100
0% lower than Cleveland
vs 63/100 in Cleveland
Closest outdoor draw: Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, 18.3 mi.
97/100
1% higher than Cleveland
vs 96/100 in Cleveland
1
98% fewer than Cleveland
vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland
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