$100k a year, no longer in Port St. Lucie
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
under Port St. Lucie, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Hagerstown is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
32% cheaper than Port St. Lucie(vs $2,331/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Port St. Lucie
vs 0% in Port St. Lucie
$6,063/mo
$61 more than Port St. Lucie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
19% cheaper than Port St. Lucie
vs $397k in Port St. Lucie
305k
vs 537k in Port St. Lucie
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Port St. Lucie gets 246 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
56/100
12% higher than Port St. Lucie
vs 50/100 in Port St. Lucie
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
780% higher than Port St. Lucie
vs 10/100 in Port St. Lucie
2
91% fewer than Port St. Lucie
vs 23 nonstops in Port St. Lucie
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