York, PA
York-Hanover, PA Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole York-Hanover, PA Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, York ranks 102nd for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 103rd for income. A household earns $81,453 a year while median rent runs $1,203/mo, making it moderately affordable for what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 4% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is health (45th of 300), while commute is the soft spot (231st). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 135th and home prices 119th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in York, your take-home is worth about $61,470 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 103rd of 300↑17.8%$81,453
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 168th of 30096 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $84,847
- Per-capita income
- $41,018
- Full-time pay
- $47,988
Housing
- Median rent
- 135th of 300↑26.6%$1,203/mo
- Home value
- 119th of 300↑44.1%$275,200
- Property tax
- $4,020/yr · 1.5%
- Sales tax
- 6.34%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 63rd of 3003.5%
- Bachelor's+
- 212th of 30029.2%
- Avg commute
- 231st of 30027.2 min
People
- Population
- 471,240
- Population change
- +4.9%
- Median age
- 41.3 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 4.5%
- Broadband
- 92.3%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 116th of 30044
- Natural-hazard loss
- 54th of 300$9/$10k
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Job market
- + Hazard safety
- + Health
Watch-outs
- – Education
- – Commute
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — york ap.
What jobs pay in York
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Family medicine physicians
- $341,630
- IT managers
- $148,580
- Pharmacists
- $137,420
- Financial managers
- $133,030
- Lawyers
- $126,350
- Software developers
- $114,600
- General & operations managers
- $99,640
- Registered nurses
- $96,210
- Civil engineers
- $95,040
- Secondary school teachers
- $80,870
- Elementary school teachers
- $79,730
- Police officers
- $79,550
- Accountants & auditors
- $75,160
- Plumbers
- $70,100
- Electricians
- $65,370
- Carpenters
- $61,160
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $58,590
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $53,610
- Construction laborers
- $49,350
- Customer service reps
- $42,420
- Janitors
- $36,390
- Waiters & waitresses
- $33,750
- Retail salespersons
- $30,480
- Cashiers
- $29,360
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the York metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in Pennsylvania are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- Maryland3,994
- New York1,286
- Florida544
- Delaware470
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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York metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the York metro?
- Median gross rent across the York-Hanover, PA Metro Area is $1,203 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of York.
- What is the median household income in the York metro?
- A typical household in the York-Hanover, PA Metro Area earns $81,453 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is York expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the York-Hanover, PA Metro Area runs about 4% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the York metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $84,847 (versus its face value of $81,453). CityLedger rates the York-Hanover, PA Metro Area moderately affordable for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the York metro?
- The median home value across the York-Hanover, PA Metro Area is $275,200 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the York metro?
- The unemployment rate in the York-Hanover, PA Metro Area is 3.5% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).