on $100k a year, leaving Durham
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 Durham
Baltimore costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
11% more expensive than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
8.2%
$308/mo more in state tax than Durham
vs 4.5% in Durham
$5,782/mo
$492 less than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
1% cheaper than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
2.8M
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Durham actually gets more: 178 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 1.9× the events of Durham.
66/100
32% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
23% higher than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
72
85% more than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
same energy as baltimore, different zip code:
