on $100k a year, leaving Greensboro
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
lighter monthly cost than Greensboro
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Lancaster is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,517/mo
6% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)
3.07%
$119/mo less in state tax than Greensboro
vs 4.5% in Greensboro
$6,561/mo
$31 more than Greensboro
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$384k
43% more expensive than Greensboro
vs $269k in Greensboro
559k
vs 790k in Greensboro
field notes, weather & such.
158
pleasant days a year, in lancaster.
Greensboro edges ahead with 189 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 25 days under 20°, vs 6 in Greensboro.
But the calendar thins out: Greensboro stays 3.3× busier.
63/100
17% higher than Greensboro
vs 54/100 in Greensboro
Closest outdoor draw: Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, 18.3 mi.
97/100
10% higher than Greensboro
vs 88/100 in Greensboro
1
93% fewer than Greensboro
vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro
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