$100k a year, no longer in Allentown
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 Allentown ran you
Hagerstown costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
12% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
8.2%
$428/mo more in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,063/mo
$206 less than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
11% cheaper than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
305k
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Allentown only manages 157 of those.
33% fewer events than Allentown. The pace eases up.
56/100
23% lower than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
2% higher than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
2
78% fewer than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
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