with $100k coming in, swapping out of Columbus
changea dispatch from
baltimore
MD
39.29°N
76.61°W
Baltimore is steamed crabs with Old Bay, the Inner Harbor at golden hour, and row houses with painted screens. Edgar Allan Poe is buried here, John Waters still lives here, and Cal Ripken Jr. is a saint. The seafood is genuinely some of the best on the east coast. The neighborhoods (Fells Point, Hampden, Federal Hill) each feel like their own small town.
the verdict
more expensive each month than Columbus
Baltimore costs more than Columbus, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
24% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
8.2%
$351/mo more in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$5,782/mo
$708 less than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
18% more expensive than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
2.8M
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Columbus gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
42% fewer events than Columbus. The pace eases up.
66/100
16% higher than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
15% higher than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
72
125% more than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
cities that play in baltimore's register:
