$100k a year, no longer in Hickory
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 Hickory ran you
Baltimore costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
30% more expensive than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)
8.2%
$308/mo more in state tax than Hickory
vs 4.5% in Hickory
$5,782/mo
$742 less than Hickory
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
54% more expensive than Hickory
vs $268k in Hickory
2.8M
vs 370k in Hickory
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Hickory has the edge here, logging 189 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 3.5× Hickory's pace.
66/100
3% higher than Hickory
vs 64/100 in Hickory
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
40% higher than Hickory
vs 70/100 in Hickory
72
0% fewer than Hickory
vs 0 nonstops in Hickory
neighbors of baltimore on the map of tradeoffs:
