with $100k coming in, swapping out of Anchorage
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 expensive each month than Anchorage
Hagerstown costs more than Anchorage, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
7% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,063/mo
$557 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
27% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
305k
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Anchorage only logs 93 pleasant days.
56/100
18% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
11% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
2
94% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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