with $100k coming in, swapping out of Chattanooga
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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 Chattanooga
Hagerstown costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
4% more expensive than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$6,063/mo
$746 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
0% more expensive than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
305k
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Chattanooga actually gets more: 167 pleasant days a year.
Comparable to Chattanooga for events and concerts.
56/100
19% lower than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
7% higher than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
2
75% fewer than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
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