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Baltimore, MD cityscape

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Baltimore

md · metro 2.8M

a 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.

metro2.8M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$220

pricier each month than Port St. Lucie

You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the baltimore entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,868/mo

20% cheaper than Port St. Lucie(vs $2,331/mo)

02state income tax

8.2%

$683/mo more in state tax than Port St. Lucie

vs 0% in Port St. Lucie

03after rent

$5,782/mo

$220 less than Port St. Lucie

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$412k

4% more expensive than Port St. Lucie

vs $397k in Port St. Lucie

05metro size

2.8M

vs 537k in Port St. Lucie

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

168

pleasant days a year, in baltimore.

Port St. Lucie has the edge here, logging 246 pleasant days a year.

·outdoorscore

66/100

32% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 50/100 in Port St. Lucie

Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.

·walk score®

98/100

880% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 10/100 in Port St. Lucie

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

72

213% more than Port St. Lucie

vs 23 nonstops in Port St. Lucie

04 · see also

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