with $100k coming in, swapping out of Syracuse
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
the monthly cost of moving past Syracuse
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
2% cheaper than Syracuse(vs $1,619/mo)
8.2%
$196/mo more in state tax than Syracuse
vs 5.85% in Syracuse
$6,063/mo
$164 less than Syracuse
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
26% more expensive than Syracuse
vs $254k in Syracuse
305k
vs 653k in Syracuse
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Syracuse barely cracks 142 pleasant ones.
Syracuse hosts 3.9× more events.
56/100
5% lower than Syracuse
vs 59/100 in Syracuse
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
3% lower than Syracuse
vs 91/100 in Syracuse
2
87% fewer than Syracuse
vs 16 nonstops in Syracuse
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