$100k salary, packing up from Ogden
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 premium over Ogden
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
14% more expensive than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)
8.2%
$296/mo more in state tax than Ogden
vs 4.65% in Ogden
$5,782/mo
$523 less than Ogden
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
21% cheaper than Ogden
vs $524k in Ogden
2.8M
vs 658k in Ogden
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Ogden actually gets more: 174 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 33.5× Ogden's pace.
66/100
17% lower than Ogden
vs 80/100 in Ogden
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
17% higher than Ogden
vs 84/100 in Ogden
72
20% fewer than Ogden
vs 90 nonstops in Ogden
cities that play in baltimore's register:
