$100k salary, packing up from Rochester
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
the monthly cost of moving past Rochester
Hagerstown runs a little pricier than Rochester. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
3% more expensive than Rochester(vs $1,534/mo)
8.2%
$196/mo more in state tax than Rochester
vs 5.85% in Rochester
$6,063/mo
$249 less than Rochester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
17% more expensive than Rochester
vs $273k in Rochester
305k
vs 1.1M in Rochester
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Rochester barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
Noticeably quieter than Rochester. About 40% fewer events on a typical month.
56/100
3% lower than Rochester
vs 58/100 in Rochester
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
28% higher than Rochester
vs 69/100 in Rochester
2
89% fewer than Rochester
vs 18 nonstops in Rochester
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