on $100k a year, leaving Fayetteville
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 Fayetteville
Hagerstown costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
1% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)
8.2%
$317/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.4% in Fayetteville
$6,063/mo
$298 less than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
13% cheaper than Fayetteville
vs $367k in Fayetteville
305k
vs 590k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Fayetteville has the edge here, logging 170 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 2.3× the events of Fayetteville.
56/100
12% lower than Fayetteville
vs 64/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
7% higher than Fayetteville
vs 82/100 in Fayetteville
2
86% fewer than Fayetteville
vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville
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