with $100k coming in, swapping out of Roanoke
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 Roanoke
Hagerstown costs more than Roanoke, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
15% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
8.2%
$204/mo more in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,063/mo
$409 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
8% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
305k
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Roanoke gets 179 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
50% more happening than in Roanoke.
56/100
19% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
6% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
2
78% fewer than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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