same $100k income, fresh start from Roanoke
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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 Roanoke, every month
Not a fortune, but real money. York runs cheaper than Roanoke month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
2% cheaper than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
3.07%
$223/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,717/mo
$245 more than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
5% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
465k
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Roanoke actually gets more: 179 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Roanoke stays 12.0× busier.
64/100
7% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
1% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
12
33% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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