$100k salary, packing up from New Orleans
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
below New Orleans's monthly cost
The gap is real. York costs noticeably less than New Orleans, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
16% cheaper than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
3.07%
$6/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,717/mo
$246 more than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
20% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
465k
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
New Orleans actually gets more: 235 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 27 days below 20° vs New Orleans's 0.
New Orleans hosts 96.0× more events.
64/100
16% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
5% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
12
69% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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