City comparison
Jacksonville, FL vs York, PA
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in Jacksonville, FL are 3.6% higher than in York, PA. Someone earning $100,000 in York, PA would need about $103,600 in Jacksonville, FL to live the same way.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $1,382 a month in Jacksonville, FL versus $1,060 in York, PA. On $100,000, that's 21% of take-home pay in Jacksonville, FL and 17% in York, PA.
- On $100,000, estimated state income tax is about $3,070 a year higher in York, PA than in Jacksonville, FL.
- For federal employees, locality pay changes a GS-13 step 1 salary by +14.4% moving from Jacksonville, FL to York, PA ($106,437 → $121,785), while prices change by −3.5%. Net effect of the transfer: +18.6% in real buying power.
- Jacksonville, FL: price level 99.5 (about average)
- 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
| Jacksonville, FL | York, PA | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 99.5 | 96.0 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $96,498 in York | $103,629 in Jacksonville |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $1,382/mo | $1,060/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $79,180 | $76,110 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $0 (FL) | $3,070 (PA) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 21% | 17% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $48,830 | $48,170 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Rest of U.S. | Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA |
Rent areas: Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area and York-Hanover, PA MSA. Metro areas: Jacksonville, FL and York-Hanover, PA.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Jacksonville | York |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 109.8 | 79.8 |
| Goods | 96.2 | 100.7 |
| Utilities | 87.5 | 107.0 |
| Other services | 98.9 | 97.7 |
| Overall | 99.5 | 96.0 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Jacksonville, FL → York, PA
Same pay goes further
Buying power +3.6%; rent takes 17% of take-home; state tax +$3,070/yr.
80 Strong offer
York, PA → Jacksonville, FL
Same pay buys less
Buying power −3.5%; rent takes 21% of take-home; state tax −$3,070/yr.
58 Fair offer
On the GS pay scale?
Jacksonville, FL is in the Rest of U.S. pay area; York, PA is in Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA. The last column shows what a transfer from Jacksonville, FL to York, PA at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Jacksonville, FL | York, PA | Real change, Jacksonville → York |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $61,722 | $70,623 | +18.6% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $74,678 | $85,447 | +18.6% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $89,508 | $102,415 | +18.6% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $106,437 | $121,785 | +18.6% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $125,776 | $143,913 | +18.6% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Jacksonville, FL | York, PA | York pay in Jacksonville dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $61,080 | $79,730 | $82,624 (+35.3%) |
| Software Developers | $130,330 | $114,600 | $118,759 (−8.9%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $79,960 | $75,160 | $77,888 (−2.6%) |
| Registered Nurses | $83,520 | $96,210 | $99,702 (+19.4%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.