on $100k a year, leaving Akron
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 each month than Akron ran you
Baltimore costs noticeably more than Akron. You'd be paying for Baltimore itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
48% more expensive than Akron(vs $1,259/mo)
8.2%
$351/mo more in state tax than Akron
vs 3.99% in Akron
$5,782/mo
$960 less than Akron
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
74% more expensive than Akron
vs $236k in Akron
2.8M
vs 698k in Akron
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Akron only manages 152 of those.
2.0× the events of Akron, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
2% higher than Akron
vs 65/100 in Akron
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
29% higher than Akron
vs 76/100 in Akron
72
555% more than Akron
vs 11 nonstops in Akron
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