$100k a year, no longer in Virginia Beach
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
under Virginia Beach, every month
York is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
25% cheaper than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
3.07%
$223/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$6,717/mo
$682 more than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$310k
17% cheaper than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
465k
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in york.
Virginia Beach has the edge here, logging 211 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 2 in Virginia Beach.
But the calendar thins out: Virginia Beach stays 30.0× busier.
64/100
12% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Codorus State Park, 15 mi.
93/100
6% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
12
29% fewer than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
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