Is Hagerstown cheaper than Spartanburg?

Spartanburg is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 3% below Hagerstown's (BEA Regional Price Parities).

Which has higher household income, Hagerstown or Spartanburg?

Hagerstown has the higher median household income — $80,901 versus $68,505 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 18% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Hagerstown or Spartanburg?

A paycheck stretches further in Hagerstown. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $85,909 there versus $75,238 in Spartanburg.

Which has cheaper rent, Hagerstown or Spartanburg?

Rents are close — $1,122/mo in the Hagerstown metro versus $1,139/mo in Spartanburg (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Hagerstown vs Spartanburg

Metro-area medians — Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metro Area vs Spartanburg, SC Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Hagerstown comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 8 clearly-decided measures.

Spartanburg is about 3% cheaper to live in, while Hagerstown households earn about 18% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Hagerstown.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Hagerstown, MD

$57,932

take-home / yr · 23% to tax

$61,518

real value after local prices

Spartanburg, SC

$58,400

take-home / yr · 22% to tax

$64,140

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Spartanburg leaves you about $2,622/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Hagerstown

Spartanburg

Livability (CityLedger)

49/100

36/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

94.2

91.1

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$85,909

$75,238

Median household income

$80,901

$68,505

Median rent

$1,122/mo

$1,139/mo

Median home value

$298,400

$257,800

Unemployment

3.9%

4.9%

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.3%

24.5%

Average commute

29.4 min

27.6 min

Air quality (median AQI)

Avg temperature

54°F

61°F

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Hagerstown vs Spartanburg — frequently asked

Is Hagerstown cheaper than Spartanburg?: Spartanburg is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 3% below Hagerstown's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Hagerstown or Spartanburg?: Hagerstown has the higher median household income — $80,901 versus $68,505 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 18% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Hagerstown or Spartanburg?: A paycheck stretches further in Hagerstown. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $85,909 there versus $75,238 in Spartanburg.
Which has cheaper rent, Hagerstown or Spartanburg?: Rents are close — $1,122/mo in the Hagerstown metro versus $1,139/mo in Spartanburg (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).