on $100k a year, leaving Fresno
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
below Fresno's monthly cost
The gap is real. Baltimore costs noticeably less than Fresno, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
7% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
8.2%
$92/mo less in state tax than Fresno
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$5,782/mo
$223 more than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
1% cheaper than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
2.8M
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Fresno edges ahead with 206 pleasant days.
76% more happening than in Fresno.
66/100
0% lower than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
10% higher than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
72
555% more than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
cities that play in baltimore's register:
