$100k a year, no longer in Riverside
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
less monthly outlay than Riverside
Move to Lancaster and the monthly math gets easier. Riverside's rent is the headline; Lancaster's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,517/mo
39% cheaper than Riverside(vs $2,493/mo)
3.07%
$519/mo less in state tax than Riverside
vs 9.3% in Riverside
$6,561/mo
$1,496 more than Riverside
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$384k
35% cheaper than Riverside
vs $595k in Riverside
559k
vs 4.7M in Riverside
field notes, weather & such.
158
pleasant days a year, in lancaster.
Riverside gets 249 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 Riverside.
2.5× the events of Riverside, and the calendar shows it.
63/100
9% lower than Riverside
vs 69/100 in Riverside
Closest outdoor draw: Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, 18.3 mi.
97/100
5% higher than Riverside
vs 92/100 in Riverside
1
93% fewer than Riverside
vs 14 nonstops in Riverside
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