with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tucson
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 Tucson's monthly cost
On paper, York and Tucson are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
6% cheaper than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
3.07%
$48/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,717/mo
$36 more than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
12% cheaper than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
465k
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Tucson edges ahead with 202 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 27 days under 20°, vs 0 in Tucson.
But the calendar thins out: Tucson stays 33.0× busier.
64/100
3% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
39% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
12
25% fewer than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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