$100k a year, no longer in Reno

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York, PA cityscape

swapping out of reno

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

$292

cheaper each month than Reno

Not a fortune, but real money. York runs cheaper than Reno month over month.
landable, recorded on the york entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,361/mo

29% cheaper than Reno(vs $1,908/mo)

02state income tax

3.07%

$256/mo more in state tax than Reno

vs 0% in Reno

03after rent

$6,717/mo

$292 more than Reno

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

04a house here

$310k

46% cheaper than Reno

vs $574k in Reno

05metro size

465k

vs 565k in Reno

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in york.

Reno has the edge here, logging 201 pleasant days a year.

But the calendar thins out: Reno stays 103.0× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

10% lower than Reno

vs 71/100 in Reno

Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

2% lower than Reno

vs 95/100 in Reno

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

12

8% fewer than Reno

vs 13 nonstops in Reno

04 · see also

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