with $100k coming in, swapping out of Manchester
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 Manchester
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
11% cheaper than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Manchester
vs 0% in Manchester
$5,782/mo
$459 less than Manchester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
25% cheaper than Manchester
vs $548k in Manchester
2.8M
vs 427k in Manchester
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Manchester only manages 154 of those.
4.5× the events of Manchester, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
6% higher than Manchester
vs 62/100 in Manchester
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
0% lower than Manchester
vs 98/100 in Manchester
72
454% more than Manchester
vs 13 nonstops in Manchester
neighbors of baltimore on the map of tradeoffs:
