$100k salary, packing up from Oxnard

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York, PA cityscape

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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

$2,154

less monthly outlay than Oxnard

In York, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the york entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,361/mo

55% cheaper than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)

02state income tax

3.07%

$519/mo less in state tax than Oxnard

vs 9.3% in Oxnard

03after rent

$6,717/mo

$2,154 more than Oxnard

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

04a house here

$310k

66% cheaper than Oxnard

vs $923k in Oxnard

05metro size

465k

vs 830k in Oxnard

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in york.

Oxnard actually gets more: 342 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 27 days below 20° vs Oxnard's 0.

Noticeably quieter than Oxnard. About 96% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

14% lower than Oxnard

vs 74/100 in Oxnard

Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

3% lower than Oxnard

vs 96/100 in Oxnard

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

12

0% fewer than Oxnard

vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard

04 · see also

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