on $100k a year, leaving Savannah
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 each month than Savannah ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Hagerstown is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
10% cheaper than Savannah(vs $1,770/mo)
8.2%
$226/mo more in state tax than Savannah
vs 5.49% in Savannah
$6,063/mo
$43 less than Savannah
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
8% cheaper than Savannah
vs $349k in Savannah
305k
vs 425k in Savannah
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Savannah edges ahead with 209 pleasant days.
A similar weekend lineup to Savannah.
56/100
8% higher than Savannah
vs 52/100 in Savannah
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
2% lower than Savannah
vs 90/100 in Savannah
2
85% fewer than Savannah
vs 13 nonstops in Savannah
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