$100k salary, packing up from New Orleans
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 New Orleans
Hagerstown runs a little pricier than New Orleans. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
2% cheaper than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
8.2%
$433/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,063/mo
$408 less than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
24% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
305k
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
New Orleans edges ahead with 235 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: New Orleans packs 5.3× more into a month.
56/100
2% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
10% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
2
95% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
neighbors of hagerstown on the map of tradeoffs:
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