$100k a year, no longer in Phoenix
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 each month than Phoenix ran you
Baltimore costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
7% more expensive than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)
8.2%
$475/mo more in state tax than Phoenix
vs 2.5% in Phoenix
$5,782/mo
$604 less than Phoenix
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
10% cheaper than Phoenix
vs $458k in Phoenix
2.8M
vs 5.1M in Phoenix
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Phoenix has the edge here, logging 181 pleasant days a year.
Phoenix hosts 3.0× more events.
66/100
0% lower than Phoenix
vs 66/100 in Phoenix
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
1% higher than Phoenix
vs 97/100 in Phoenix
72
21% fewer than Phoenix
vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix
cities that play in baltimore's register:
