same $100k income, fresh start from Wichita
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 Wichita
You'd pay for Hagerstown. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,587/mo
35% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
8.2%
$208/mo more in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$6,063/mo
$622 less than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$321k
45% more expensive than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
305k
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in hagerstown.
Wichita actually gets more: 164 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Wichita.
56/100
8% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Appalachian Trail Corridor, 54.3 mi.
88/100
28% higher than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
2
82% fewer than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
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