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Roughly 44,782 people live in York, Pennsylvania. Living here costs affordable relative to the rest of the country, 9% below the national average. Median rent runs about $943/mo; the typical household pulls in $42,351. On the UrbRank Score it pulls a 52/100 — a C-, putting it at #398 nationally.
UrbRank Score · General
Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Walk Score — how feasible daily errands are on foot.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Air quality index (EPA AQS data).
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
By the composite index, York sits at 91 — affordable when stacked against the rest of the country. Running the rent-to-income math ($943/mo against $42,351 median household income), housing eats roughly 27% of a typical paycheck — right inside the standard 30%-of-income guideline. Buying-side, the median home value is $92,600.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →The weather here is four-season: roughly 87°F in summer, 27°F in winter. Annual precipitation lands near 45 inches. A walker's paradise by US standards. Many people here genuinely skip car ownership. AQI runs about 47 — a "good" reading.
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
For families, York isn't the strongest match. The profile-weighted score is 54/100 — a C-. Its standout dimension is walkability (90/100); the soft spot is job market (1/100).
For retirees, York is workable — not standout, not weak. The profile-weighted score is 70/100 — a B-. Its standout dimension is walkability (90/100); the soft spot is job market (1/100).
For remote workers, York is workable — not standout, not weak. The profile-weighted score is 68/100 — a B-. Its standout dimension is walkability (90/100); the soft spot is job market (1/100).
For young professionals, York isn't the strongest match. The profile-weighted score is 53/100 — a C-. Its standout dimension is walkability (90/100); the soft spot is job market (1/100).
Our overall score for York is 52/100 — a C-, sitting at #398 in the national ranking. It's a weighted average across the seven UrbRank dimensions.
By the composite index, York sits at 91 — affordable, 9% below the national average. Median renter pays around $943 a month.
York runs four-season on the weather. Summer's near 87°F, winter's near 27°F; 45 inches of precipitation annually.
Walk Score: 90/100. A walker's paradise by US standards. Many people here genuinely skip car ownership.
Roughly 44,782 people live here, with 16% college-educated (bachelor's or higher) among adults 25+ with a median age of 34.
Drop York into the comparison tool with any other US city and you'll get housing costs, salaries, demographics, and quality-of-life data lined up side by side. Profile-specific leaderboards (families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals) are linked from the navigation.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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