$100k a year, no longer in Baton Rouge
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 Baton Rouge
Hagerstown runs a little pricier than Baton Rouge. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
17% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
8.2%
$433/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$6,063/mo
$659 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
28% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
305k
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Baton Rouge edges ahead with 187 pleasant days.
About as much going on as in Baton Rouge.
56/100
12% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
17% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
2
50% fewer than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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