with $100k coming in, swapping out of St. Louis
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
lighter monthly cost than St. Louis
On paper, York and St. Louis are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
4% cheaper than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
3.07%
$136/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,717/mo
$186 more than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
12% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
465k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
St. Louis actually gets more: 174 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: St. Louis stays 80.0× busier.
64/100
6% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
7% higher than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
12
80% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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