$100k a year, no longer in Harrisburg
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 Harrisburg
Hagerstown runs a little pricier than Harrisburg. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
10% more expensive than Harrisburg(vs $1,446/mo)
8.2%
$428/mo more in state tax than Harrisburg
vs 3.07% in Harrisburg
$6,063/mo
$569 less than Harrisburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
4% more expensive than Harrisburg
vs $309k in Harrisburg
305k
vs 606k in Harrisburg
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Harrisburg barely cracks 152 pleasant ones.
But the calendar thins out: Harrisburg stays 1.8× busier.
56/100
19% lower than Harrisburg
vs 69/100 in Harrisburg
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
5% lower than Harrisburg
vs 93/100 in Harrisburg
2
83% fewer than Harrisburg
vs 12 nonstops in Harrisburg
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