same $100k income, fresh start from Des Moines
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
pricier each month than Des Moines
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
47% more expensive than Des Moines(vs $1,268/mo)
8.2%
$183/mo more in state tax than Des Moines
vs 6% in Des Moines
$5,782/mo
$783 less than Des Moines
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
38% more expensive than Des Moines
vs $300k in Des Moines
2.8M
vs 737k in Des Moines
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Des Moines only manages 151 of those.
1.5× the events of Des Moines, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
20% higher than Des Moines
vs 55/100 in Des Moines
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
26% higher than Des Moines
vs 78/100 in Des Moines
72
324% more than Des Moines
vs 17 nonstops in Des Moines
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
