on $100k a year, leaving Shreveport
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
pricier each month than Shreveport
Lancaster costs more than Shreveport, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,517/mo
16% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
3.07%
$6/mo more in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$6,561/mo
$214 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$384k
118% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
559k
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
158
pleasant days a year, in lancaster.
Shreveport gets 159 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 25 days under 20°, vs 2 in Shreveport.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 15.0× more on the calendar than Shreveport.
63/100
13% higher than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, 18.3 mi.
97/100
90% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
1
80% fewer than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
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