on $100k a year, leaving Hagerstown
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 Hagerstown
Baltimore costs more than Hagerstown, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
18% more expensive than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)
8.2%
vs 8.2% in Hagerstown
$5,782/mo
$281 less than Hagerstown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
28% more expensive than Hagerstown
vs $321k in Hagerstown
2.8M
vs 305k in Hagerstown
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Hagerstown only logs 160 pleasant days.
272% more happening than in Hagerstown.
66/100
18% higher than Hagerstown
vs 56/100 in Hagerstown
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
11% higher than Hagerstown
vs 88/100 in Hagerstown
72
3500% more than Hagerstown
vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown
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