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York, PA cityscape

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York

pa · metro 465k

a 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.

metro465k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$265

lighter monthly cost than Cincinnati

Not a fortune, but real money. York runs cheaper than Cincinnati month over month.
landable, recorded on the york entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,361/mo

12% cheaper than Cincinnati(vs $1,549/mo)

02state income tax

3.07%

$77/mo less in state tax than Cincinnati

vs 3.99% in Cincinnati

03after rent

$6,717/mo

$265 more than Cincinnati

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$310k

2% cheaper than Cincinnati

vs $316k in Cincinnati

05metro size

465k

vs 2.3M in Cincinnati

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in york.

Cincinnati edges ahead with 162 pleasant days.

Noticeably quieter than Cincinnati. About 99% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

11% lower than Cincinnati

vs 72/100 in Cincinnati

Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

3% lower than Cincinnati

vs 96/100 in Cincinnati

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

12

74% fewer than Cincinnati

vs 47 nonstops in Cincinnati

04 · see also

cities that play in york's register: