on $100k a year, leaving Olympia
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
under Olympia, every month
York gives you room Olympia doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
32% cheaper than Olympia(vs $1,991/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Olympia
vs 0% in Olympia
$6,717/mo
$375 more than Olympia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
42% cheaper than Olympia
vs $533k in Olympia
465k
vs 299k in Olympia
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Olympia edges ahead with 182 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 27 days under 20°, vs 2 in Olympia.
64/100
20% lower than Olympia
vs 80/100 in Olympia
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
6% higher than Olympia
vs 88/100 in Olympia
12
87% fewer than Olympia
vs 90 nonstops in Olympia
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