same $100k income, fresh start from Lafayette
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 expensive each month than Lafayette
A small premium for York. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
2% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
3.07%
$6/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$6,717/mo
$34 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
55% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
465k
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Lafayette actually gets more: 211 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 0 in Lafayette.
80% fewer events than Lafayette. The pace eases up.
64/100
49% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
9% higher than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
12
300% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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