same $100k income, fresh start from Pittsburgh
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 Pittsburgh
You'd pay for Hagerstown. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
8% more expensive than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
8.2%
$428/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,063/mo
$542 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
44% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
305k
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Pittsburgh actually gets more: 161 pleasant days a year.
77% fewer events than Pittsburgh. The pace eases up.
56/100
19% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
11% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
2
95% fewer than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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