with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Antonio
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 San Antonio
Hagerstown costs noticeably more than San Antonio. You'd be paying for Hagerstown itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
14% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,063/mo
$876 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
15% more expensive than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
305k
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
San Antonio actually gets more: 167 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: San Antonio stays 6.3× busier.
56/100
14% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
9% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
2
94% fewer than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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