on $100k a year, leaving Detroit
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 Detroit
York gives you room Detroit doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
8% cheaper than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
3.07%
$98/mo less in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$6,717/mo
$210 more than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
18% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
465k
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Detroit gets 160 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Detroit stays 90.0× busier.
64/100
36% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
6% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
12
91% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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