same $100k income, fresh start from Poughkeepsie
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
lighter monthly cost than Poughkeepsie
On paper, Baltimore and Poughkeepsie are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
15% cheaper than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)
8.2%
$196/mo more in state tax than Poughkeepsie
vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie
$5,782/mo
$134 more than Poughkeepsie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
4% more expensive than Poughkeepsie
vs $395k in Poughkeepsie
2.8M
vs 679k in Poughkeepsie
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Poughkeepsie only manages 153 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.7× more on the calendar than Poughkeepsie.
66/100
1% lower than Poughkeepsie
vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
17% higher than Poughkeepsie
vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie
72
1340% more than Poughkeepsie
vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie
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