on $100k a year, leaving Port St. Lucie

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York, PA cityscape

next stop after port st. lucie

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

$715

lighter monthly cost than Port St. Lucie

York gives you room Port St. Lucie doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the york entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,361/mo

42% cheaper than Port St. Lucie(vs $2,331/mo)

02state income tax

3.07%

$256/mo more in state tax than Port St. Lucie

vs 0% in Port St. Lucie

03after rent

$6,717/mo

$715 more than Port St. Lucie

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

04a house here

$310k

22% cheaper than Port St. Lucie

vs $397k in Port St. Lucie

05metro size

465k

vs 537k in Port St. Lucie

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in york.

Port St. Lucie has the edge here, logging 246 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 0 in Port St. Lucie.

·outdoorscore

64/100

28% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 50/100 in Port St. Lucie

Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

830% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 10/100 in Port St. Lucie

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

12

48% fewer than Port St. Lucie

vs 23 nonstops in Port St. Lucie

04 · see also

neighbors of york on the map of tradeoffs: