$100k a year, no longer in Lancaster
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 Lancaster ran you
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
23% more expensive than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)
8.2%
$428/mo more in state tax than Lancaster
vs 3.07% in Lancaster
$5,782/mo
$779 less than Lancaster
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
7% more expensive than Lancaster
vs $384k in Lancaster
2.8M
vs 559k in Lancaster
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Lancaster only manages 158 of those.
4.5× the events of Lancaster, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
5% higher than Lancaster
vs 63/100 in Lancaster
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
1% higher than Lancaster
vs 97/100 in Lancaster
72
7100% more than Lancaster
vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster
if baltimore appeals, also worth a look:
