with $100k coming in, swapping out of Montgomery
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 Montgomery
Hagerstown costs more than Montgomery, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
15% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
8.2%
$267/mo more in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$6,063/mo
$478 less than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
52% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
305k
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Montgomery gets 181 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Montgomery stays 1.8× busier.
56/100
27% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
44% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
2
33% fewer than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
neighbors of hagerstown on the map of tradeoffs:
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