CITY PROFILE
York, PA
“Cheap rent and houses, but you're watching cornfields and enduring humidity.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $310K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,384/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 11.4°C · warmest 24.4°C · coolest -2.1°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1164 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.04 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #122 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy90
- Affordable to rent86
- Climate comfort54
- Plenty of sunshine45
- Big-city amenities20
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.