$100k salary, packing up from San Luis Obispo
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
below San Luis Obispo's monthly cost
Move to Lancaster and the monthly math gets easier. San Luis Obispo's rent is the headline; Lancaster's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,517/mo
51% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
3.07%
$519/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$6,561/mo
$2,098 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$384k
59% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
559k
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
158
pleasant days a year, in lancaster.
San Luis Obispo edges ahead with 303 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 25 days drop below 20° vs San Luis Obispo's 0.
A month here packs 1.5× the events of San Luis Obispo.
63/100
7% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, 18.3 mi.
97/100
1% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
1
67% fewer than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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