on $100k a year, leaving Anchorage
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
the monthly premium over Anchorage
A real premium for Baltimore. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
9% more expensive than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$5,782/mo
$838 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
6% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
2.8M
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Anchorage only manages 93 of those.
66/100
3% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
24% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
72
112% more than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
neighbors of baltimore on the map of tradeoffs:
