with $100k coming in, swapping out of Hartford
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 premium over Hartford
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Baltimore is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
3% cheaper than Hartford(vs $1,931/mo)
8.2%
$225/mo more in state tax than Hartford
vs 5.5% in Hartford
$5,782/mo
$162 less than Hartford
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
0% more expensive than Hartford
vs $411k in Hartford
2.8M
vs 1.2M in Hartford
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Hartford barely cracks 148 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 2.3× the events of Hartford.
66/100
1% lower than Hartford
vs 67/100 in Hartford
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
8% higher than Hartford
vs 91/100 in Hartford
72
177% more than Hartford
vs 26 nonstops in Hartford
neighbors of baltimore on the map of tradeoffs:
