same $100k income, fresh start from Dallas
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
lighter monthly cost than Dallas
On paper, York and Dallas are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
17% cheaper than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Dallas
vs 0% in Dallas
$6,717/mo
$31 more than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
16% cheaper than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
465k
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Dallas edges ahead with 171 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 27 days under 20°, vs 2 in Dallas.
But the calendar thins out: Dallas stays 440.0× busier.
64/100
12% higher than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
0% lower than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
12
94% fewer than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
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