on $100k a year, leaving Seattle
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 Seattle 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
28% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Seattle
vs 0% in Seattle
$6,063/mo
$77 less than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
59% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
305k
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Seattle edges ahead with 182 pleasant days.
93% fewer events than Seattle. The pace eases up.
56/100
40% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
10% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
2
98% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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