same $100k income, fresh start from Nashville
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 Nashville
Baltimore costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
4% more expensive than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Nashville
vs 0% in Nashville
$5,782/mo
$761 less than Nashville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
11% cheaper than Nashville
vs $461k in Nashville
2.8M
vs 2.1M in Nashville
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Nashville actually gets more: 173 pleasant days a year.
76% fewer events than Nashville. The pace eases up.
66/100
18% higher than Nashville
vs 56/100 in Nashville
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
2% higher than Nashville
vs 96/100 in Nashville
72
53% more than Nashville
vs 47 nonstops in Nashville
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