on $100k a year, leaving Harrisburg
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
more each month than Harrisburg ran you
A real premium for Baltimore. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
29% more expensive than Harrisburg(vs $1,446/mo)
8.2%
$428/mo more in state tax than Harrisburg
vs 3.07% in Harrisburg
$5,782/mo
$850 less than Harrisburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
33% more expensive than Harrisburg
vs $309k in Harrisburg
2.8M
vs 606k in Harrisburg
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Harrisburg keeps to 152 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.0× Harrisburg's pace.
66/100
4% lower than Harrisburg
vs 69/100 in Harrisburg
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
5% higher than Harrisburg
vs 93/100 in Harrisburg
72
500% more than Harrisburg
vs 12 nonstops in Harrisburg
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
