$100k salary, packing up from Tucson
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 each month than Tucson ran you
Hagerstown costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
10% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
8.2%
$475/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,063/mo
$618 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
9% cheaper than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
305k
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Tucson actually gets more: 202 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Tucson packs 1.8× more into a month.
56/100
15% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
31% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
2
87% fewer than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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