with $100k coming in, swapping out of Fort Collins
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
below Fort Collins's monthly cost
On paper, Hagerstown and Fort Collins are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
19% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)
8.2%
$317/mo more in state tax than Fort Collins
vs 4.4% in Fort Collins
$6,063/mo
$67 more than Fort Collins
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
44% cheaper than Fort Collins
vs $572k in Fort Collins
305k
vs 371k in Fort Collins
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Fort Collins edges ahead with 177 pleasant days.
1700% more happening than in Fort Collins.
56/100
19% lower than Fort Collins
vs 69/100 in Fort Collins
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
2% higher than Fort Collins
vs 86/100 in Fort Collins
2
99% fewer than Fort Collins
vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins
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