same $100k income, fresh start from Lubbock
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 Lubbock
You'd pay for Lancaster. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,517/mo
10% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,561/mo
$388 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$384k
82% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
559k
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
158
pleasant days a year, in lancaster.
Lubbock has the edge here, logging 186 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 25 days below 20° here, 7 in Lubbock.
1.9× the events of Lubbock, and the calendar shows it.
63/100
1160% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, 18.3 mi.
97/100
41% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
1
86% fewer than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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