same $100k income, fresh start from Spokane
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 Spokane
You'd pay for Hagerstown. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
4% more expensive than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$6,063/mo
$750 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
24% cheaper than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
305k
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Spokane actually gets more: 164 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Spokane stays 2.1× busier.
56/100
31% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
3% lower than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
2
80% fewer than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
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