same $100k income, fresh start from Kennewick
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
more expensive each month than Kennewick
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Lancaster is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,517/mo
10% cheaper than Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Kennewick
vs 0% in Kennewick
$6,561/mo
$86 less than Kennewick
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$384k
13% cheaper than Kennewick
vs $441k in Kennewick
559k
vs 314k in Kennewick
field notes, weather & such.
158
pleasant days a year, in lancaster.
Kennewick edges ahead with 199 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 25 days under 20°, vs 8 in Kennewick.
A month here packs 15.0× the events of Kennewick.
63/100
15% lower than Kennewick
vs 74/100 in Kennewick
Closest outdoor draw: Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, 18.3 mi.
97/100
76% higher than Kennewick
vs 55/100 in Kennewick
1
87% fewer than Kennewick
vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick
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