same $100k income, fresh start from Birmingham
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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 Birmingham
Hagerstown costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
13% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
8.2%
$267/mo more in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,063/mo
$447 less than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
23% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
305k
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Birmingham has the edge here, logging 171 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than Birmingham. About 80% fewer events on a typical month.
56/100
8% lower than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
11% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
2
90% fewer than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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