$100k a year, no longer in Milwaukee
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 Milwaukee
Hagerstown runs a little pricier than Milwaukee. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
6% more expensive than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
8.2%
$161/mo more in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,063/mo
$244 less than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
19% cheaper than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
305k
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Milwaukee barely cracks 149 pleasant ones.
74% fewer events than Milwaukee. The pace eases up.
56/100
8% lower than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
10% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
2
93% fewer than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
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