$100k a year, no longer in Grand Rapids
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 cost of moving past Grand Rapids
Baltimore costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
15% more expensive than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
8.2%
$329/mo more in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$5,782/mo
$577 less than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
17% more expensive than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
2.8M
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Grand Rapids only manages 151 of those.
On par with Grand Rapids for events and shows.
66/100
18% higher than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
1% higher than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
72
260% more than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
cities that play in baltimore's register:
