$100k salary, packing up from Columbus
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
the monthly cost of moving past Columbus
Hagerstown runs a little pricier than Columbus. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
26% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,264/mo)
8.2%
$226/mo more in state tax than Columbus
vs 5.49% in Columbus
$6,063/mo
$549 less than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
54% more expensive than Columbus
vs $208k in Columbus
305k
vs 329k in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Columbus edges ahead with 177 pleasant days.
On par with Columbus for events and shows.
56/100
19% higher than Columbus
vs 47/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
13% higher than Columbus
vs 78/100 in Columbus
2
100% more than Columbus
vs 1 nonstops in Columbus
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