same $100k income, fresh start from Detroit
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 Detroit ran you
You'd pay for Hagerstown. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
8% more expensive than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
8.2%
$329/mo more in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$6,063/mo
$444 less than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
23% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
305k
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Detroit keeps to 160 pleasant days a year.
80% fewer events than Detroit. The pace eases up.
56/100
19% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
11% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
2
99% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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