$100k salary, packing up from Boise
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 Boise's monthly cost
Cost barely budges between Hagerstown and Boise. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
12% cheaper than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
8.2%
$200/mo more in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,063/mo
$7 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
35% cheaper than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
305k
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Boise has the edge here, logging 166 pleasant days a year.
Boise hosts 2.2× more events.
56/100
32% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
8% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
2
87% fewer than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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