$100k salary, packing up from Portland
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 Portland, every month
York sits well below Portland on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
24% cheaper than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
3.07%
$473/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$6,717/mo
$894 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
45% cheaper than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
465k
vs 2.5M in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Portland gets 178 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 27 days under 20°, vs 2 in Portland.
99% fewer events than Portland. The pace eases up.
64/100
26% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
7% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
12
79% fewer than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
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