same $100k income, fresh start from New Haven
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
lighter monthly cost than New Haven
Not a fortune, but real money. Hagerstown runs cheaper than New Haven month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
24% cheaper than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)
8.2%
$225/mo more in state tax than New Haven
vs 5.5% in New Haven
$6,063/mo
$277 more than New Haven
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
24% cheaper than New Haven
vs $424k in New Haven
305k
vs 568k in New Haven
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
New Haven barely cracks 155 pleasant ones.
About as much going on as in New Haven.
56/100
16% lower than New Haven
vs 67/100 in New Haven
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
8% lower than New Haven
vs 96/100 in New Haven
2
100% more than New Haven
vs 1 nonstops in New Haven
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