with $100k coming in, swapping out of Ocala

change
York, PA cityscape

instead of ocala

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

$0

cheaper each month than Ocala

A near-tie on cost. What separates York is the life around the numbers.
landable, recorded on the york entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,361/mo

16% cheaper than Ocala(vs $1,616/mo)

02state income tax

3.07%

$256/mo more in state tax than Ocala

vs 0% in Ocala

03after rent

$6,717/mo

$0 more than Ocala

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

04a house here

$310k

12% more expensive than Ocala

vs $277k in Ocala

05metro size

465k

vs 410k in Ocala

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in york.

Ocala actually gets more: 208 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 0 in Ocala.

About as much going on as in Ocala.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

3% higher than Ocala

vs 62/100 in Ocala

Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

48% higher than Ocala

vs 63/100 in Ocala

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

12

140% more than Ocala

vs 5 nonstops in Ocala

04 · see also

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