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York, PA cityscape

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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

$476

lighter monthly cost than Greenville

York gives you room Greenville 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

12% cheaper than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)

02state income tax

3.07%

$286/mo less in state tax than Greenville

vs 6.5% in Greenville

03after rent

$6,717/mo

$476 more than Greenville

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

04a house here

$310k

0% more expensive than Greenville

vs $311k in Greenville

05metro size

465k

vs 975k in Greenville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in york.

Greenville edges ahead with 202 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 27 days drop below 20° vs Greenville's 5.

Noticeably quieter than Greenville. About 95% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

7% lower than Greenville

vs 69/100 in Greenville

Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

11% higher than Greenville

vs 84/100 in Greenville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

12

40% fewer than Greenville

vs 20 nonstops in Greenville

04 · see also

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