on $100k a year, leaving Mobile
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 Mobile
Hagerstown costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
22% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
8.2%
$267/mo more in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,063/mo
$552 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
66% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
305k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Mobile actually gets more: 225 pleasant days a year.
Things to do run about even with Mobile.
56/100
5% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
28% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
2
60% fewer than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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