$100k salary, packing up from Montgomery
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
under Montgomery, every month
On paper, Lancaster and Montgomery are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,517/mo
10% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
3.07%
$161/mo less in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$6,561/mo
$20 more than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$384k
81% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
559k
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
158
pleasant days a year, in lancaster.
Montgomery has the edge here, logging 181 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 25 days below 20° here, 1 in Montgomery.
Lighter on events: Montgomery packs 2.1× more into a month.
63/100
43% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, 18.3 mi.
97/100
59% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
1
67% fewer than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
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