on $100k a year, leaving Gainesville
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 Gainesville
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
14% more expensive than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Gainesville
vs 0% in Gainesville
$5,782/mo
$906 less than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
30% more expensive than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
2.8M
vs 350k in Gainesville
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Gainesville edges ahead with 206 pleasant days.
22.3× the events of Gainesville, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
5% higher than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
8% higher than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
72
1340% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
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