01 · the cities
Honolulu
Honolulu is Waikiki's high-rises pressed against turquoise water, Diamond Head crater glowing pink at dawn, and plate lunches that mix Hawaiian, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, and Portuguese into one perfect styrofoam container. Surf the south shore in summer, the north in winter. The North Shore is a 45-minute drive into a totally different world. Aloha here is a way of moving through the day.
full dispatch→York
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.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,843/mo
$1,361/mo
$1,482/mo less than Honolulu (109%)
Median home price
Median home price
$1.1M
$310k
$751k less than Honolulu
State income tax
State income tax
11.0%
3.1%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,574/mo
$6,717/mo
York has $2,143/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
316 days
159 days
157 fewer than Honolulu
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
4 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
27 days
days below 20°F per year
York drops below 20°F on 27 more days per year than Honolulu.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
55 / 100
64 / 100
9.0 pts ahead of Honolulu
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
51 routes
12 routes
39 fewer direct routes than Honolulu
Metro size
Metro size
989k metro
465k metro
Honolulu has 95.0x more events per month than York.
the verdict
3
Honolulu
categories won
5
York
categories won
York wins on money. Honolulu has the edge on weather.
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