same $100k income, fresh start from Lancaster
changea dispatch from
washington
DC
38.91°N
77.04°W
Washington DC is power dressed in seersucker. The monuments glow at night, the Smithsonian museums are all free (yes, all of them), and the cherry blossoms in April make even cynical lobbyists pause for a selfie. It's one of the most international cities in America (embassies from everywhere), with food scenes to match. The vibe shifts every four years and the architecture stays magnificent through all of it.
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more expensive each month than Lancaster
Washington is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,352/mo
55% more expensive than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)
8.5%
$453/mo more in state tax than Lancaster
vs 3.07% in Lancaster
$5,273/mo
$1,288 less than Lancaster
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$626k
63% more expensive than Lancaster
vs $384k in Lancaster
6.3M
vs 559k in Lancaster
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in washington.
Lancaster barely cracks 158 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 10.7× more on the calendar than Lancaster.
87/100
38% higher than Lancaster
vs 63/100 in Lancaster
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 6.2 mi.
98/100
1% higher than Lancaster
vs 97/100 in Lancaster
160
15900% more than Lancaster
vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster
in the same ballpark as washington:
