same $100k income, fresh start from Jacksonville
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 expensive each month than Jacksonville
Baltimore is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
11% more expensive than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville
vs 0% in Jacksonville
$5,782/mo
$872 less than Jacksonville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
15% more expensive than Jacksonville
vs $358k in Jacksonville
2.8M
vs 1.7M in Jacksonville
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Jacksonville edges ahead with 198 pleasant days.
A similar weekend lineup to Jacksonville.
66/100
3% higher than Jacksonville
vs 64/100 in Jacksonville
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
5% higher than Jacksonville
vs 93/100 in Jacksonville
72
177% more than Jacksonville
vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
