$100k a year, no longer in Greensboro
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 Greensboro ran you
You'd pay for Hagerstown. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
11% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)
8.2%
$308/mo more in state tax than Greensboro
vs 4.5% in Greensboro
$6,063/mo
$467 less than Greensboro
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
19% more expensive than Greensboro
vs $269k in Greensboro
305k
vs 790k in Greensboro
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Greensboro has the edge here, logging 189 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Greensboro stays 2.7× busier.
56/100
4% higher than Greensboro
vs 54/100 in Greensboro
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
0% lower than Greensboro
vs 88/100 in Greensboro
2
86% fewer than Greensboro
vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro
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