$100k salary, packing up from Lexington
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 Lexington
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
26% more expensive than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
8.2%
$308/mo more in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$5,782/mo
$688 less than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
27% more expensive than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
2.8M
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Lexington actually gets more: 171 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 1.6× the events of Lexington.
66/100
10% higher than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
11% higher than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
72
454% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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