same $100k income, fresh start from Chicago
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
cheaper each month than Chicago
York runs on a fraction of Chicago's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
37% cheaper than Chicago(vs $2,170/mo)
3.07%
$157/mo less in state tax than Chicago
vs 4.95% in Chicago
$6,717/mo
$966 more than Chicago
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
15% cheaper than Chicago
vs $365k in Chicago
465k
vs 9.3M in Chicago
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Chicago only logs 153 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: Chicago packs 1295.0× more into a month.
64/100
9% lower than Chicago
vs 70/100 in Chicago
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
7% lower than Chicago
vs 100/100 in Chicago
12
94% fewer than Chicago
vs 217 nonstops in Chicago
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