on $100k a year, leaving Duluth

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York, PA cityscape

from duluth

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

$597

below Duluth's monthly cost

York gives you room Duluth doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the york entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,361/mo

13% cheaper than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)

02state income tax

3.07%

$398/mo less in state tax than Duluth

vs 7.85% in Duluth

03after rent

$6,717/mo

$597 more than Duluth

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

04a house here

$310k

23% more expensive than Duluth

vs $252k in Duluth

05metro size

465k

vs 282k in Duluth

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in york.

Duluth only logs 132 pleasant days.

Noticeably quieter than Duluth. About 97% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

12% lower than Duluth

vs 73/100 in Duluth

Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

200% higher than Duluth

vs 31/100 in Duluth

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

12

200% more than Duluth

vs 4 nonstops in Duluth

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as york: