with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tallahassee
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 Tallahassee
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 Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee
vs 0% in Tallahassee
$6,063/mo
$743 less than Tallahassee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
11% more expensive than Tallahassee
vs $289k in Tallahassee
305k
vs 393k in Tallahassee
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Tallahassee has the edge here, logging 186 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 9.0× more on the calendar than Tallahassee.
56/100
3% lower than Tallahassee
vs 58/100 in Tallahassee
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
14% higher than Tallahassee
vs 77/100 in Tallahassee
2
71% fewer than Tallahassee
vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee
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