$100k a year, no longer in Hagerstown
changea dispatch from
columbia
SC
34.00°N
81.03°W
Columbia is the South Carolina capital, USC Gamecock country, and home to one of the largest urban rivers (the Congaree) flowing right past downtown. The Saluda River outside town is a tubing destination locals swear by, and Congaree National Park's old-growth cypress is a 30-minute drive. The state museum is a sleeper good time. Slower-paced than Charleston, less touristy.
in our guides
the verdict
under Hagerstown, every month
Columbia and Hagerstown land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,551/mo
2% cheaper than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)
6.5%
$142/mo less in state tax than Hagerstown
vs 8.2% in Hagerstown
$6,241/mo
$178 more than Hagerstown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$255k
21% cheaper than Hagerstown
vs $321k in Hagerstown
857k
vs 305k in Hagerstown
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in columbia.
Hagerstown barely cracks 160 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 27 days above 95° vs Hagerstown's 6.
About as much going on as in Hagerstown.
55/100
2% lower than Hagerstown
vs 56/100 in Hagerstown
Closest outdoor draw: Congaree National Park, 29.1 mi.
85/100
3% lower than Hagerstown
vs 88/100 in Hagerstown
10
400% more than Hagerstown
vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown
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