with $100k coming in, swapping out of Little Rock
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
pricier each month than Little Rock
Baltimore doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Baltimore is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
55% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
8.2%
$317/mo more in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$5,782/mo
$976 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
81% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
2.8M
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Little Rock only logs 163 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 5.2× Little Rock's pace.
66/100
22% higher than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
100% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
72
324% more than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
same energy as baltimore, different zip code:
