$100k salary, packing up from Virginia Beach
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 Virginia Beach's monthly cost
Hagerstown and Virginia Beach land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
13% cheaper than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
8.2%
$204/mo more in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$6,063/mo
$28 more than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
14% cheaper than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
305k
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Virginia Beach edges ahead with 211 pleasant days.
40% fewer events than Virginia Beach. The pace eases up.
56/100
2% lower than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
0% lower than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
2
88% fewer than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
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