$100k salary, packing up from Springfield
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
below Springfield's monthly cost
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for York is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
9% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,249/mo)
3.07%
$136/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 4.7% in Springfield
$6,717/mo
$24 more than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
16% more expensive than Springfield
vs $268k in Springfield
465k
vs 491k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Springfield gets 170 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Springfield stays 16.0× busier.
64/100
28% higher than Springfield
vs 50/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
4% higher than Springfield
vs 89/100 in Springfield
12
33% more than Springfield
vs 9 nonstops in Springfield
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