$100k salary, packing up from Columbus
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 Columbus's monthly cost
A near-tie on cost. What separates Lancaster is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,517/mo
0% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
3.07%
$77/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$6,561/mo
$71 more than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$384k
10% more expensive than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
559k
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
158
pleasant days a year, in lancaster.
Columbus gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Columbus stays 7.7× busier.
63/100
11% higher than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, 18.3 mi.
97/100
14% higher than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
1
97% fewer than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
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