on $100k a year, leaving Charleston
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
below Charleston's monthly cost
In York, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
32% cheaper than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
3.07%
$286/mo less in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$6,717/mo
$912 more than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
28% cheaper than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
465k
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Charleston edges ahead with 212 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 27 days drop below 20° vs Charleston's 0.
But the calendar thins out: Charleston stays 41.0× busier.
64/100
4% lower than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
1% higher than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
12
40% fewer than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
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