same $100k income, fresh start from Spartanburg
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
pricier each month than Spartanburg
You'd pay for Hagerstown. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
11% more expensive than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
8.2%
$142/mo more in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,063/mo
$295 less than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
16% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
305k
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Spartanburg has the edge here, logging 191 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Spartanburg.
56/100
18% lower than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
14% higher than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
2
90% fewer than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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