same $100k income, fresh start from Boulder
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
cheaper each month than Boulder
Not a fortune, but real money. Hagerstown runs cheaper than Boulder month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
28% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
8.2%
$317/mo more in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$6,063/mo
$312 more than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
59% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
305k
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Boulder actually gets more: 178 pleasant days a year.
200% more happening than in Boulder.
56/100
29% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
5% higher than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
2
99% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
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