with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lansing
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 Lansing
A real premium for Baltimore. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
48% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)
8.2%
$329/mo more in state tax than Lansing
vs 4.25% in Lansing
$5,782/mo
$938 less than Lansing
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
69% more expensive than Lansing
vs $244k in Lansing
2.8M
vs 473k in Lansing
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Lansing keeps to 153 pleasant days a year.
272% more happening than in Lansing.
66/100
16% higher than Lansing
vs 57/100 in Lansing
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
23% higher than Lansing
vs 80/100 in Lansing
72
1100% more than Lansing
vs 6 nonstops in Lansing
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
