with $100k coming in, swapping out of Dallas
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 Dallas
Baltimore doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Baltimore is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
13% more expensive than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Dallas
vs 0% in Dallas
$5,782/mo
$904 less than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
12% more expensive than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
2.8M
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Dallas gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Lighter on events: Dallas packs 6.6× more into a month.
66/100
16% higher than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
5% higher than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
72
62% fewer than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
