$100k salary, packing up from Houston
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
more each month than Houston ran you
A small premium for York. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
15% cheaper than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Houston
vs 0% in Houston
$6,717/mo
$6 less than Houston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
0% more expensive than Houston
vs $311k in Houston
465k
vs 7.5M in Houston
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Houston actually gets more: 171 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 27 days below 20° vs Houston's 1.
100% fewer events than Houston. The pace eases up.
64/100
16% higher than Houston
vs 55/100 in Houston
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
21% higher than Houston
vs 77/100 in Houston
12
93% fewer than Houston
vs 176 nonstops in Houston
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