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North Yorkshire vs Manchester
North Yorkshire (Yorkshire and The Humber, England · ~621k people) · Manchester (North West, England · ~556k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: North Yorkshire leads on 4, Manchester on 2, 1 effectively tied. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
North Yorkshire
£37,986/yr
Worse than 63% of UK LAs
Manchester
£37,211/yr
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
North Yorkshire: 2% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
North Yorkshire
£273,500
Around UK average
Manchester
£247,500
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Manchester: 11% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
North Yorkshire
£831/mo
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Manchester
£1,347/mo
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
North Yorkshire: 62% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
North Yorkshire
£2,544/yr
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Manchester
£2,312/yr
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Manchester: £232 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
North Yorkshire
47.4/1k
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Manchester
143.2/1k
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
North Yorkshire: 202% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019 (predecessor avg)
North Yorkshire
14.6
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Manchester
40.0
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
North Yorkshire: lower average deprivation score (14.6 vs 40.0).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
North Yorkshire
90.4%
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Manchester
90.3%
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
North Yorkshire
Rent takes 26% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 7.2× median annual pay
Manchester
Rent takes 43% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 6.7× median annual pay
Full North Yorkshire profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Manchester profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.