$100k a year, no longer in Hagerstown
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atlanta
GA
33.75°N
84.39°W
Atlanta is hip-hop's current capital, with 'Peachtree' in seemingly every other street name and the busiest airport in the world acting as the city's front door. The Beltline turned old rail corridors into a 22-mile loop of murals, breweries, and joggers. Food culture spans soul food, Vietnamese banh mi in Buford Highway strip malls, and barbecue. The tree canopy is one of the densest in any major American city.
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more each month than Hagerstown ran you
A small premium for Atlanta. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
14% more expensive than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)
5.49%
$226/mo less in state tax than Hagerstown
vs 8.2% in Hagerstown
$6,062/mo
$1 less than Hagerstown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
20% more expensive than Hagerstown
vs $321k in Hagerstown
6.3M
vs 305k in Hagerstown
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Hagerstown keeps to 160 pleasant days a year.
1228% more happening than in Hagerstown.
67/100
20% higher than Hagerstown
vs 56/100 in Hagerstown
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
6% higher than Hagerstown
vs 88/100 in Hagerstown
217
10750% more than Hagerstown
vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown
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