01 · the cities
San Diego
San Diego is the city most Californians secretly wish they lived in: 70°F, sunny, and a beach for every mood. Fish tacos are religion, Balboa Park is bigger than Central Park and packed with museums, and the craft beer scene is one of the best in the country. The zoo is world-famous and the burritos are aggressively underrated. Even the freeways feel relaxed here.
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
$2,890/mo
$1,361/mo
$1,529/mo less than San Diego (112%)
Median home price
Median home price
$1.0M
$310k
$700k less than San Diego
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
3.1%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,668/mo
$6,717/mo
York has $2,049/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
332 days
159 days
173 fewer than San Diego
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 San Diego.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
75 / 100
64 / 100
11.0 pts behind San Diego
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
55 routes
12 routes
43 fewer direct routes than San Diego
Metro size
Metro size
3.3M metro
465k metro
San Diego has 174.0x more events per month than York.
the verdict
4
San Diego
categories won
4
York
categories won
San Diego wins on weather and lifestyle, York wins on money. Dead even.
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