on $100k a year, leaving Portland
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 Portland ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Baltimore is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
5% more expensive than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
8.2%
$46/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$5,782/mo
$41 less than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
27% cheaper than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
2.8M
vs 2.5M in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Portland edges ahead with 178 pleasant days.
Portland hosts 1.8× more events.
66/100
24% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
2% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
72
26% more than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
cities that play in baltimore's register:
