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ny · metro 19.5M

a dispatch from

new york

NY

40.71°N

74.01°W

New York is the city that refuses to take a nap. Five boroughs of bodegas, bagels, late-night dollar slices, and entire neighborhoods that switch languages every six blocks. The subway is a 472-station miracle that runs all night, and Central Park is the green lung that keeps Manhattan sane. You will spend more than you planned and love every minute of it.

metro19.5M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$2,607

pricier each month than York

New York is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
landable, recorded on the new york entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,329/mo

145% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)

02state income tax

10.73%

$638/mo more in state tax than York

vs 3.07% in York

03after rent

$4,110/mo

$2,607 less than York

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$739k

138% more expensive than York

vs $310k in York

05metro size

19.5M

vs 465k in York

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in new york.

York barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.

390600% more happening than in York.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

78/100

22% higher than York

vs 64/100 in York

Closest outdoor draw: Gateway National Recreation Area, 13.5 mi.

·walk score®

100/100

8% higher than York

vs 93/100 in York

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

215

1692% more than York

vs 12 nonstops in York

04 · see also

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