$100k salary, packing up from Albuquerque
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york
PA
39.96°N
76.73°W
York calls itself the White Rose City, claims to be America's first capital (Continental Congress met here briefly in 1777), and is the home of the Harley-Davidson assembly plant (factory tours available). The market houses in town go back over 100 years. The downtown is brick and walkable, the surrounding farm country is gorgeous, and the Susquehanna River is a quick drive east. Quietly historic.
in our guides
the verdict
under Albuquerque, every month
The gap is real. York costs noticeably less than Albuquerque, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
9% cheaper than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)
3.07%
$236/mo less in state tax than Albuquerque
vs 5.9% in Albuquerque
$6,717/mo
$364 more than Albuquerque
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
12% cheaper than Albuquerque
vs $351k in Albuquerque
465k
vs 924k in Albuquerque
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Albuquerque gets 205 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 27 days drop below 20° vs Albuquerque's 6.
Lighter on events: Albuquerque packs 42.0× more into a month.
64/100
21% lower than Albuquerque
vs 81/100 in Albuquerque
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
1% lower than Albuquerque
vs 94/100 in Albuquerque
12
48% fewer than Albuquerque
vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque
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