$100k salary, packing up from Des Moines
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 Des Moines's monthly cost
York and Des Moines land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
7% more expensive than Des Moines(vs $1,268/mo)
3.07%
$244/mo less in state tax than Des Moines
vs 6% in Des Moines
$6,717/mo
$152 more than Des Moines
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
3% more expensive than Des Moines
vs $300k in Des Moines
465k
vs 737k in Des Moines
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Des Moines only manages 151 of those.
But the calendar thins out: Des Moines stays 46.0× busier.
64/100
16% higher than Des Moines
vs 55/100 in Des Moines
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
19% higher than Des Moines
vs 78/100 in Des Moines
12
29% fewer than Des Moines
vs 17 nonstops in Des Moines
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