with $100k coming in, swapping out of Hagerstown
changea dispatch from
kansas city
MO
39.10°N
94.58°W
Kansas City is barbecue (burnt ends are a local invention), jazz (the 18th and Vine district fed Charlie Parker and Count Basie), and fountains everywhere you turn. The city straddles two states and doesn't make a big deal out of it. The Plaza shopping district looks like Seville, which is delightfully odd for the Midwest. Friendly here means genuinely friendly.
the verdict
below Hagerstown's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Kansas City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Hagerstown.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
5% cheaper than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)
4.7%
$292/mo less in state tax than Hagerstown
vs 8.2% in Hagerstown
$6,440/mo
$377 more than Hagerstown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
2% more expensive than Hagerstown
vs $321k in Hagerstown
2.2M
vs 305k in Hagerstown
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Hagerstown only manages 160 of those.
4.7× the events of Hagerstown, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
0% lower than Hagerstown
vs 56/100 in Hagerstown
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
7% higher than Hagerstown
vs 88/100 in Hagerstown
43
2050% more than Hagerstown
vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown
in the same ballpark as kansas city:
