with $100k coming in, swapping out of Olympia
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 Olympia
You'd pay for Hagerstown. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
20% cheaper than Olympia(vs $1,991/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Olympia
vs 0% in Olympia
$6,063/mo
$279 less than Olympia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
40% cheaper than Olympia
vs $533k in Olympia
305k
vs 299k in Olympia
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Olympia has the edge here, logging 182 pleasant days a year.
56/100
30% lower than Olympia
vs 80/100 in Olympia
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
0% lower than Olympia
vs 88/100 in Olympia
2
98% fewer than Olympia
vs 90 nonstops in Olympia
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