same $100k income, fresh start from Mobile
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 Mobile
Barely costlier than Mobile. If Lancaster pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,517/mo
17% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
3.07%
$161/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,561/mo
$54 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$384k
98% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
559k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
158
pleasant days a year, in lancaster.
Mobile gets 225 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 25 days under 20°, vs 0 in Mobile.
Noticeably quieter than Mobile. About 38% fewer events on a typical month.
63/100
7% higher than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, 18.3 mi.
97/100
41% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
1
80% fewer than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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