with $100k coming in, swapping out of Olympia
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 Olympia
Baltimore costs more than Olympia, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
6% cheaper than Olympia(vs $1,991/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Olympia
vs 0% in Olympia
$5,782/mo
$560 less than Olympia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
23% cheaper than Olympia
vs $533k in Olympia
2.8M
vs 299k in Olympia
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Olympia gets 182 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
66/100
17% lower than Olympia
vs 80/100 in Olympia
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
11% higher than Olympia
vs 88/100 in Olympia
72
20% fewer than Olympia
vs 90 nonstops in Olympia
neighbors of baltimore on the map of tradeoffs:
