same $100k income, fresh start from Madison
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 expensive each month than Madison
Baltimore runs a little pricier than Madison. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
12% more expensive than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)
8.2%
$161/mo more in state tax than Madison
vs 6.27% in Madison
$5,782/mo
$356 less than Madison
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
11% cheaper than Madison
vs $465k in Madison
2.8M
vs 694k in Madison
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Madison barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.7× more on the calendar than Madison.
66/100
1% lower than Madison
vs 67/100 in Madison
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
11% higher than Madison
vs 88/100 in Madison
72
555% more than Madison
vs 11 nonstops in Madison
same energy as baltimore, different zip code:
