landable/cost of living comparison
vs

01 · the cities

San Francisco

San Francisco is hills, fog, Mission burritos the size of forearms, and pastel Victorians stacked like dominoes. Karl the Fog has his own Instagram, the cable cars are still mechanically pulled by cables running under the street, and the Pacific shows up at the end of every west-bound avenue. The food is wildly good, the views are theatrical, and yes, you'll get cardio just walking to the corner store.

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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.

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02 · the money

Median rent

$3,146/mo

$1,361/mo

$1,785/mo less than San Francisco (131%)

Median home price

$1.2M

$310k

$929k less than San Francisco

State income tax

9.3%

3.1%

Gross left after rent

$4,412/mo

$6,717/mo

York has $2,305/mo more gross after rent at $100k

Gross left after rent reflects state income tax but not federal, based on $100k salary. Enter your salary to find your ideal city.

03 · the weather

Pleasant days/yr

312 days

159 days

153 fewer than San Francisco

Extreme heat days

0 days

4 days

days above 95°F per year

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 Francisco.

04 · the life

OutdoorScore

83 / 100

64 / 100

19.0 pts behind San Francisco

Walk Score®

99 / 100

93 / 100

6 pts behind San Francisco

Nonstop flights

111 routes

12 routes

99 fewer direct routes than San Francisco

Metro size

4.6M metro

465k metro

San Francisco has 258.0x more events per month than York.

the verdict

4

San Francisco

categories won

of 9

4

York

categories won

San Francisco wins on weather and lifestyle, York wins on money. Dead even.

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