same $100k income, fresh start from Ann Arbor
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 Ann Arbor
Baltimore edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
10% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
8.2%
$329/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$5,782/mo
$115 less than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
4% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
2.8M
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Ann Arbor only manages 154 of those.
4.8× the events of Ann Arbor, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
18% higher than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
1% higher than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
72
47% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
same energy as baltimore, different zip code:
