on $100k a year, leaving Dallas
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
pricier each month than Dallas
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% cheaper than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Dallas
vs 0% in Dallas
$6,063/mo
$623 less than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
13% cheaper than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
305k
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Dallas has the edge here, logging 171 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Dallas packs 24.4× more into a month.
56/100
2% lower than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
5% lower than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
2
99% fewer than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
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