$100k a year, no longer in New York
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
cheaper each month than New York
Baltimore sits well below New York on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
44% cheaper than New York(vs $3,329/mo)
8.2%
$211/mo less in state tax than New York
vs 10.73% in New York
$5,782/mo
$1,672 more than New York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
44% cheaper than New York
vs $739k in New York
2.8M
vs 19.5M in New York
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
New York gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
98% fewer events than New York. The pace eases up.
66/100
15% lower than New York
vs 78/100 in New York
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
2% lower than New York
vs 100/100 in New York
72
67% fewer than New York
vs 215 nonstops in New York
cities that play in baltimore's register:
