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Hagerstown vs Slidell

Metro-area medians — Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metro Area vs Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Slidell comes out ahead, winning 3 of the 5 clearly-decided measures.

Hagerstown and Slidell are closely matched on both cost of living and household income. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Slidell.

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Hagerstown, MD
$57,932
take-home / yr · 23% to tax
$61,518
real value after local prices
Slidell, LA
$59,439
take-home / yr · 21% to tax
$64,101
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Slidell leaves you about $2,584/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
Slidell
Livability (CityLedger)
49/100
57/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
94.2
92.7
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$85,909
$88,796
Median household income
$80,901
$82,337
Median rent
$1,122/mo
$1,305/mo
Median home value
$298,400
$296,500
Unemployment
3.9%
4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
24.3%
38.8%
Average commute
29.4 min
32.1 min
Air quality (median AQI)
42
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Avg temperature
54°F
68°F

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Hagerstown vs Slidell — frequently asked

Is Hagerstown cheaper than Slidell?
They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Hagerstown and Slidell metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Hagerstown or Slidell?
Household incomes are similar — $80,901 in the Hagerstown metro versus $82,337 in Slidell (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).
Does a paycheck go further in Hagerstown or Slidell?
A paycheck stretches further in Slidell. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $88,796 there versus $85,909 in Hagerstown.
Which has cheaper rent, Hagerstown or Slidell?
Hagerstown has cheaper rent — a median of $1,122/mo versus $1,305/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).