with $100k coming in, swapping out of Albany
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 Albany
Baltimore costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
14% more expensive than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)
8.2%
$196/mo more in state tax than Albany
vs 5.85% in Albany
$5,782/mo
$421 less than Albany
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
14% more expensive than Albany
vs $361k in Albany
2.8M
vs 905k in Albany
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Albany only manages 147 of those.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.6× Albany's pace.
66/100
8% lower than Albany
vs 72/100 in Albany
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
8% higher than Albany
vs 91/100 in Albany
72
279% more than Albany
vs 19 nonstops in Albany
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