$100k salary, packing up from Omaha
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 premium over Omaha
Hagerstown costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
12% more expensive than Omaha(vs $1,412/mo)
8.2%
$197/mo more in state tax than Omaha
vs 5.84% in Omaha
$6,063/mo
$372 less than Omaha
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
5% more expensive than Omaha
vs $306k in Omaha
305k
vs 985k in Omaha
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Omaha only manages 145 of those.
Omaha hosts 3.4× more events.
56/100
6% higher than Omaha
vs 53/100 in Omaha
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
1% higher than Omaha
vs 87/100 in Omaha
2
89% fewer than Omaha
vs 19 nonstops in Omaha
neighbors of hagerstown on the map of tradeoffs:
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