$100k salary, packing up from Tallahassee
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
the monthly premium over Tallahassee
Lancaster runs a little pricier than Tallahassee. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,517/mo
1% cheaper than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee
vs 0% in Tallahassee
$6,561/mo
$245 less than Tallahassee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$384k
33% more expensive than Tallahassee
vs $289k in Tallahassee
559k
vs 393k in Tallahassee
field notes, weather & such.
158
pleasant days a year, in lancaster.
Tallahassee edges ahead with 186 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 25 days under 20°, vs 0 in Tallahassee.
650% more happening than in Tallahassee.
63/100
9% higher than Tallahassee
vs 58/100 in Tallahassee
Closest outdoor draw: Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, 18.3 mi.
97/100
26% higher than Tallahassee
vs 77/100 in Tallahassee
1
86% fewer than Tallahassee
vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee
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