on $100k a year, leaving Austin
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 Austin ran you
A real premium for Baltimore. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
18% more expensive than Austin(vs $1,583/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Austin
vs 0% in Austin
$5,782/mo
$968 less than Austin
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
5% cheaper than Austin
vs $433k in Austin
2.8M
vs 2.5M in Austin
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Austin has the edge here, logging 170 pleasant days a year.
Austin hosts 1.8× more events.
66/100
18% higher than Austin
vs 56/100 in Austin
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
1% lower than Austin
vs 99/100 in Austin
72
71% more than Austin
vs 42 nonstops in Austin
cities that play in baltimore's register:
