same $100k income, fresh start from Orlando
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 Orlando
You'd pay for Hagerstown. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
18% cheaper than Orlando(vs $1,937/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Orlando
vs 0% in Orlando
$6,063/mo
$333 less than Orlando
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
20% cheaper than Orlando
vs $402k in Orlando
305k
vs 2.8M in Orlando
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Orlando has the edge here, logging 216 pleasant days a year.
88% fewer events than Orlando. The pace eases up.
56/100
10% lower than Orlando
vs 62/100 in Orlando
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
9% lower than Orlando
vs 97/100 in Orlando
2
99% fewer than Orlando
vs 146 nonstops in Orlando
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