$100k a year, no longer in Baltimore
changea dispatch from
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
less monthly outlay than Baltimore
York is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
27% cheaper than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
3.07%
$427/mo less in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$6,717/mo
$935 more than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
25% cheaper than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
465k
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Baltimore has the edge here, logging 168 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Baltimore stays 67.0× busier.
64/100
3% lower than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
5% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
12
83% fewer than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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