with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lincoln
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 cost of moving past Lincoln
Baltimore costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
42% more expensive than Lincoln(vs $1,311/mo)
8.2%
$197/mo more in state tax than Lincoln
vs 5.84% in Lincoln
$5,782/mo
$754 less than Lincoln
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
36% more expensive than Lincoln
vs $302k in Lincoln
2.8M
vs 344k in Lincoln
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Lincoln keeps to 152 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 2.7× the events of Lincoln.
66/100
25% higher than Lincoln
vs 53/100 in Lincoln
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
31% higher than Lincoln
vs 75/100 in Lincoln
72
2300% more than Lincoln
vs 3 nonstops in Lincoln
neighbors of baltimore on the map of tradeoffs:
