with $100k coming in, swapping out of Buffalo
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 Buffalo
Baltimore costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
36% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
8.2%
$196/mo more in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$5,782/mo
$690 less than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
47% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
2.8M
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Buffalo keeps to 152 pleasant days a year.
On par with Buffalo for events and shows.
66/100
0% lower than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
8% higher than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
72
260% more than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
same energy as baltimore, different zip code:
