on $100k a year, leaving Lubbock
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 Lubbock ran you
Hagerstown doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Hagerstown is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
15% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,063/mo
$886 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
52% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
305k
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Lubbock edges ahead with 186 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.3× Lubbock's pace.
56/100
1020% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
28% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
2
71% fewer than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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