$100k salary, packing up from 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
the monthly cost of moving past Fayetteville
You'd pay for Hagerstown. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
7% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)
8.2%
$308/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.5% in Fayetteville
$6,063/mo
$418 less than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
25% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $258k in Fayetteville
305k
vs 392k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Fayetteville actually gets more: 193 pleasant days a year.
On par with Fayetteville for events and shows.
56/100
10% higher than Fayetteville
vs 51/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
16% higher than Fayetteville
vs 76/100 in Fayetteville
2
50% fewer than Fayetteville
vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville
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