$100k a year, no longer in Albany
changea dispatch from
hagerstown
MD
39.64°N
77.72°W
Hagerstown is the Hub City of western Maryland, where rail lines and highways converge in the Cumberland Valley. The downtown has a small but charming historic core. Antietam Battlefield is 30 minutes south, with some of the most affecting Civil War landscape in the country. The Appalachian Trail crosses just to the west. Quiet, with serious history nearby.
the verdict
more each month than Albany ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Hagerstown is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
3% cheaper than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)
8.2%
$196/mo more in state tax than Albany
vs 5.85% in Albany
$6,063/mo
$140 less than Albany
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
11% cheaper than Albany
vs $361k in Albany
305k
vs 905k in Albany
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Albany barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
Albany hosts 1.4× more events.
56/100
22% lower than Albany
vs 72/100 in Albany
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
3% lower than Albany
vs 91/100 in Albany
2
89% fewer than Albany
vs 19 nonstops in Albany
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