01 · the cities
New York
New York is the city that refuses to take a nap. Five boroughs of bodegas, bagels, late-night dollar slices, and entire neighborhoods that switch languages every six blocks. The subway is a 472-station miracle that runs all night, and Central Park is the green lung that keeps Manhattan sane. You will spend more than you planned and love every minute of it.
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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
$3,329/mo
$1,361/mo
$1,968/mo less than New York (145%)
Median home price
Median home price
$739k
$310k
$429k less than New York
State income tax
State income tax
10.7%
3.1%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,110/mo
$6,717/mo
York has $2,607/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
171 days
159 days
12 fewer than New York
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
1 days
4 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
19 days
27 days
days below 20°F per year
York drops below 20°F on 8 more days per year than New York.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
78 / 100
64 / 100
14.0 pts behind New York
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
215 routes
12 routes
203 fewer direct routes than New York
Metro size
Metro size
19.5M metro
465k metro
New York has 3907.0x more events per month than York.
the verdict
4
New York
categories won
4
York
categories won
New York wins on weather and lifestyle, York wins on money. Dead even.
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