same $100k income, fresh start from Lakeland
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 Lakeland
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
2% more expensive than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Lakeland
vs 0% in Lakeland
$5,782/mo
$717 less than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
37% more expensive than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
2.8M
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Lakeland has the edge here, logging 206 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.6× more on the calendar than Lakeland.
66/100
38% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
48% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
72
6% more than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
