with $100k coming in, swapping out of Charleston
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 Charleston
Barely costlier than Charleston. If Baltimore pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
6% cheaper than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
8.2%
$142/mo more in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$5,782/mo
$23 less than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
5% cheaper than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
2.8M
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Charleston gets 212 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
1.6× the events of Charleston, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
1% lower than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
7% higher than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
72
260% more than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
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