City comparison
Flint, MI vs York, PA
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in York, PA are 3.2% higher than in Flint, MI. Someone earning $100,000 in Flint, MI would need about $103,200 in York, PA to live the same way.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $1,060 a month in York, PA versus $856 in Flint, MI. On $100,000, that's 17% of take-home pay in York, PA and 14% in Flint, MI.
- On $100,000, estimated state income tax is about $929 a year higher in Flint, MI than in York, PA.
- For federal employees, locality pay changes a GS-13 step 1 salary by +3.7% moving from Flint, MI to York, PA ($117,402 → $121,785), while prices change by +3.2%. Net effect of the transfer: +0.5% in real buying power.
- Flint, MI: price level 93.0 (cheaper)
- York, PA: price level 96.0 (cheaper)
Map drawn from Census Bureau state boundaries and metro locations9,10; dot colours show BEA price levels2.
Side by side
| Flint, MI | York, PA | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 93.0 | 96.0 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $103,188 in York | $96,910 in Flint |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $856/mo | $1,060/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $75,181 | $76,110 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $3,999 (MI) | $3,070 (PA) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 14% | 17% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $45,880 | $48,170 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI | Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA |
Rent areas: Flint, MI MSA and York-Hanover, PA MSA. Metro areas: Flint, MI and York-Hanover, PA.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Flint | York |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 74.0 | 79.8 |
| Goods | 93.7 | 100.7 |
| Utilities | 97.1 | 107.0 |
| Other services | 99.6 | 97.7 |
| Overall | 93.0 | 96.0 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Flint, MI → York, PA
Same pay buys less
Buying power −3.1%; rent takes 17% of take-home; state tax −$929/yr.
59 Fair offer
York, PA → Flint, MI
Same pay goes further
Buying power +3.2%; rent takes 14% of take-home; state tax +$929/yr.
79 Strong offer
On the GS pay scale?
Flint, MI is in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI pay area; York, PA is in Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA. The last column shows what a transfer from Flint, MI to York, PA at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Flint, MI | York, PA | Real change, Flint → York |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $68,081 | $70,623 | +0.5% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $82,372 | $85,447 | +0.5% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $98,729 | $102,415 | +0.5% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $117,402 | $121,785 | +0.5% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $138,734 | $143,913 | +0.5% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Flint, MI | York, PA | York pay in Flint dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $65,620 | $79,730 | $77,267 (+17.7%) |
| Software Developers | $101,750 | $114,600 | $111,059 (+9.1%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $74,500 | $75,160 | $72,838 (−2.2%) |
| Registered Nurses | $97,780 | $96,210 | $93,238 (−4.6%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.