on $100k a year, leaving Des Moines
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
more each month than Des Moines ran you
Hagerstown runs a little pricier than Des Moines. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
25% more expensive than Des Moines(vs $1,268/mo)
8.2%
$183/mo more in state tax than Des Moines
vs 6% in Des Moines
$6,063/mo
$502 less than Des Moines
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
7% more expensive than Des Moines
vs $300k in Des Moines
305k
vs 737k in Des Moines
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Des Moines barely cracks 151 pleasant ones.
Noticeably quieter than Des Moines. About 61% fewer events on a typical month.
56/100
2% higher than Des Moines
vs 55/100 in Des Moines
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
13% higher than Des Moines
vs 78/100 in Des Moines
2
88% fewer than Des Moines
vs 17 nonstops in Des Moines
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