same $100k income, fresh start from Ogden
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 expensive each month than Ogden
Hagerstown runs a little pricier than Ogden. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
3% cheaper than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)
8.2%
$296/mo more in state tax than Ogden
vs 4.65% in Ogden
$6,063/mo
$242 less than Ogden
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
39% cheaper than Ogden
vs $524k in Ogden
305k
vs 658k in Ogden
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Ogden edges ahead with 174 pleasant days.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 9.0× more on the calendar than Ogden.
56/100
30% lower than Ogden
vs 80/100 in Ogden
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
5% higher than Ogden
vs 84/100 in Ogden
2
98% fewer than Ogden
vs 90 nonstops in Ogden
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