same $100k income, fresh start from Baton Rouge
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 Baton Rouge
Baltimore costs noticeably more than Baton Rouge. You'd be paying for Baltimore itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
37% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
8.2%
$433/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$5,782/mo
$940 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
65% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
2.8M
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Baton Rouge has the edge here, logging 187 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.5× more on the calendar than Baton Rouge.
66/100
32% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
31% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
72
1700% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
neighbors of baltimore on the map of tradeoffs:
