$100k a year, no longer in Hagerstown

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San Diego, CA cityscape

if you left hagerstown

San Diego

ca · metro 3.3M

a dispatch from

san diego

CA

32.72°N

117.16°W

San Diego is the city most Californians secretly wish they lived in: 70°F, sunny, and a beach for every mood. Fish tacos are religion, Balboa Park is bigger than Central Park and packed with museums, and the craft beer scene is one of the best in the country. The zoo is world-famous and the burritos are aggressively underrated. Even the freeways feel relaxed here.

metro3.3M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,395

the monthly cost of moving past Hagerstown

A real premium for San Diego. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
landable, recorded on the san diego entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,890/mo

82% more expensive than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$92/mo more in state tax than Hagerstown

vs 8.2% in Hagerstown

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$1,395 less than Hagerstown

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$1010k

215% more expensive than Hagerstown

vs $321k in Hagerstown

05metro size

3.3M

vs 305k in Hagerstown

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Hagerstown keeps to 160 pleasant days a year.

9.7× the events of Hagerstown, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

34% higher than Hagerstown

vs 56/100 in Hagerstown

Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.

·walk score®

99/100

13% higher than Hagerstown

vs 88/100 in Hagerstown

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

2650% more than Hagerstown

vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown

04 · see also

if san diego appeals, also worth a look:

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