$100k a year, no longer in Phoenix
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 each month than Phoenix ran you
Hagerstown runs a little pricier than Phoenix. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
9% cheaper than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)
8.2%
$475/mo more in state tax than Phoenix
vs 2.5% in Phoenix
$6,063/mo
$323 less than Phoenix
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
30% cheaper than Phoenix
vs $458k in Phoenix
305k
vs 5.1M in Phoenix
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Phoenix edges ahead with 181 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: Phoenix packs 11.1× more into a month.
56/100
15% lower than Phoenix
vs 66/100 in Phoenix
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
9% lower than Phoenix
vs 97/100 in Phoenix
2
98% fewer than Phoenix
vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix
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