$100k salary, packing up from Springfield
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
below Springfield's monthly cost
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Hagerstown is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
17% cheaper than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)
8.2%
$267/mo more in state tax than Springfield
vs 5% in Springfield
$6,063/mo
$59 more than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
14% cheaper than Springfield
vs $373k in Springfield
305k
vs 460k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Springfield keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.0× more on the calendar than Springfield.
56/100
15% lower than Springfield
vs 66/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
1% higher than Springfield
vs 87/100 in Springfield
2
92% fewer than Springfield
vs 26 nonstops in Springfield
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