on $100k a year, leaving Birmingham
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 Birmingham
Baltimore runs a little pricier than Birmingham. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
33% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
8.2%
$267/mo more in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$5,782/mo
$728 less than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
58% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
2.8M
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Birmingham edges ahead with 171 pleasant days.
Things to do run about even with Birmingham.
66/100
8% higher than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
24% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
72
260% more than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
same energy as baltimore, different zip code:
