same $100k income, fresh start from Montgomery
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 Montgomery
Baltimore costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
36% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
8.2%
$267/mo more in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$5,782/mo
$759 less than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
95% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
2.8M
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Montgomery has the edge here, logging 181 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.1× Montgomery's pace.
66/100
50% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
61% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
72
2300% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
