$100k a year, no longer in Hagerstown
changea dispatch from
durham
NC
35.99°N
78.90°W
Durham is Duke University, old tobacco warehouses turned into incredible restaurants and breweries (the American Tobacco Campus is a model for adaptive reuse), and a food scene that punches way above its size (multiple James Beard winners). Bull City pride runs deep. The Eno River and Duke Gardens are right in town. It's more diverse, weirder, and more interesting than outsiders expect.
the verdict
less monthly outlay than Hagerstown
Durham is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
6% more expensive than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)
4.5%
$308/mo less in state tax than Hagerstown
vs 8.2% in Hagerstown
$6,274/mo
$211 more than Hagerstown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
29% more expensive than Hagerstown
vs $321k in Hagerstown
609k
vs 305k in Hagerstown
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Hagerstown barely cracks 160 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 1.9× the events of Hagerstown.
50/100
11% lower than Hagerstown
vs 56/100 in Hagerstown
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
9% lower than Hagerstown
vs 88/100 in Hagerstown
39
1850% more than Hagerstown
vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown
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