on $100k a year, leaving San Antonio

change
York, PA cityscape

if you left san antonio

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

$222

pricier each month than San Antonio

York runs a little pricier than San Antonio. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the york entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,361/mo

2% cheaper than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)

02state income tax

3.07%

$256/mo more in state tax than San Antonio

vs 0% in San Antonio

03after rent

$6,717/mo

$222 less than San Antonio

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

04a house here

$310k

11% more expensive than San Antonio

vs $280k in San Antonio

05metro size

465k

vs 2.7M in San Antonio

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in york.

San Antonio edges ahead with 167 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 27 days drop below 20° vs San Antonio's 0.

San Antonio hosts 113.0× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

31% higher than San Antonio

vs 49/100 in San Antonio

Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

4% lower than San Antonio

vs 97/100 in San Antonio

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

12

66% fewer than San Antonio

vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio

04 · see also

if york appeals, also worth a look: