with $100k coming in, swapping out of Ann Arbor
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
below Ann Arbor's monthly cost
Hagerstown and Ann Arbor land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
24% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
8.2%
$329/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$6,063/mo
$166 more than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
25% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
305k
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Ann Arbor barely cracks 154 pleasant ones.
A similar weekend lineup to Ann Arbor.
56/100
0% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
9% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
2
99% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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