Cost of Living in York
York's cost of living runs genuinely low on housing, but its property tax burden runs genuinely elevated -- a real, disclosed tradeoff this record states plainly.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable housing
York's cited home-price figures ranged from approximately $239,821 to $352,450 across sources -- every figure meaningfully below the national median.
Pennsylvania's low state income tax, plus York's own elevated municipal EIT
Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state income tax is genuinely low, but the City of York's own municipal EIT runs 1.25% (raised from 1% under Act 47 authority for its distressed pension system) on top of a separate York City School District EIT share this record could not confirm precisely.
An elevated property tax burden
York's median effective property tax rate (approximately 3.50%) runs well above both the Pennsylvania and national medians, compounded by York County's old 2006 assessment base year.
Key takeaways
- York's housing runs genuinely, substantially below the national median across every cited source.
- The City of York's own municipal EIT (1.25%) sits on top of Pennsylvania's 3.07% flat state rate.
- York's effective property tax rate (~3.50%) runs well above both state and national medians.
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