$100k a year, no longer in Minneapolis
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 Minneapolis
Baltimore costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
11% more expensive than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
8.2%
$29/mo more in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$5,782/mo
$218 less than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
3% more expensive than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
2.8M
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Minneapolis keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Minneapolis stays 2.3× busier.
66/100
13% lower than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
5% higher than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
72
45% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
cities that play in baltimore's register:
