on $100k a year, leaving Lancaster
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 Lancaster
Hagerstown costs more than Lancaster, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
5% more expensive than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)
8.2%
$428/mo more in state tax than Lancaster
vs 3.07% in Lancaster
$6,063/mo
$498 less than Lancaster
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
16% cheaper than Lancaster
vs $384k in Lancaster
305k
vs 559k in Lancaster
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Lancaster only logs 158 pleasant days.
About as much going on as in Lancaster.
56/100
11% lower than Lancaster
vs 63/100 in Lancaster
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
9% lower than Lancaster
vs 97/100 in Lancaster
2
100% more than Lancaster
vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster
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