with $100k coming in, swapping out of Memphis
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 Memphis
Almost a wash on cost. The case for York is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
5% cheaper than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$6,717/mo
$180 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
27% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
465k
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Memphis edges ahead with 185 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 27 days under 20°, vs 5 in Memphis.
But the calendar thins out: Memphis stays 36.0× busier.
64/100
14% higher than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
4% higher than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
12
62% fewer than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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