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York, PA cityscape

next stop after fayetteville

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

$236

less monthly outlay than Fayetteville

York is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the york entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,361/mo

8% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)

02state income tax

3.07%

$119/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville

vs 4.5% in Fayetteville

03after rent

$6,717/mo

$236 more than Fayetteville

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

04a house here

$310k

20% more expensive than Fayetteville

vs $258k in Fayetteville

05metro size

465k

vs 392k in Fayetteville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in york.

Fayetteville edges ahead with 193 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 27 days drop below 20° vs Fayetteville's 3.

Fayetteville hosts 15.0× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

25% higher than Fayetteville

vs 51/100 in Fayetteville

Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

22% higher than Fayetteville

vs 76/100 in Fayetteville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

12

200% more than Fayetteville

vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville

04 · see also

cities that play in york's register: