$100k a year, no longer in Pensacola
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 cost of moving past Pensacola
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
7% more expensive than Pensacola(vs $1,752/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Pensacola
vs 0% in Pensacola
$5,782/mo
$799 less than Pensacola
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
36% more expensive than Pensacola
vs $303k in Pensacola
2.8M
vs 530k in Pensacola
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Pensacola has the edge here, logging 226 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.6× more on the calendar than Pensacola.
66/100
4% lower than Pensacola
vs 69/100 in Pensacola
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
53% higher than Pensacola
vs 64/100 in Pensacola
72
555% more than Pensacola
vs 11 nonstops in Pensacola
same energy as baltimore, different zip code:
