same $100k income, fresh start from Reading
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
pricier each month than Reading
Hagerstown costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
7% more expensive than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
8.2%
$428/mo more in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,063/mo
$537 less than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
3% more expensive than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
305k
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Reading keeps to 157 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Reading packs 1.6× more into a month.
56/100
14% lower than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
4% higher than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
2
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
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