$100k salary, packing up from Myrtle Beach
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 Myrtle Beach ran you
Hagerstown edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
8% cheaper than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
8.2%
$142/mo more in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$6,063/mo
$2 less than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
11% cheaper than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
305k
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Myrtle Beach actually gets more: 249 pleasant days a year.
On par with Myrtle Beach for events and shows.
56/100
3% lower than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
60% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
2
91% fewer than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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