$100k salary, packing up from Evansville
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
the monthly cost of moving past Evansville
Lancaster costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,517/mo
41% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)
3.07%
$6/mo more in state tax than Evansville
vs 3% in Evansville
$6,561/mo
$447 less than Evansville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$384k
73% more expensive than Evansville
vs $222k in Evansville
559k
vs 271k in Evansville
field notes, weather & such.
158
pleasant days a year, in lancaster.
Evansville has the edge here, logging 184 pleasant days a year.
114% more happening than in Evansville.
63/100
17% higher than Evansville
vs 54/100 in Evansville
Closest outdoor draw: Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, 18.3 mi.
97/100
23% higher than Evansville
vs 79/100 in Evansville
1
75% fewer than Evansville
vs 4 nonstops in Evansville
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