same $100k income, fresh start from New Haven
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 New Haven
Baltimore edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
11% cheaper than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)
8.2%
$225/mo more in state tax than New Haven
vs 5.5% in New Haven
$5,782/mo
$4 less than New Haven
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
3% cheaper than New Haven
vs $424k in New Haven
2.8M
vs 568k in New Haven
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
New Haven keeps to 155 pleasant days a year.
3.7× the events of New Haven, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
1% lower than New Haven
vs 67/100 in New Haven
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
2% higher than New Haven
vs 96/100 in New Haven
72
7100% more than New Haven
vs 1 nonstops in New Haven
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