on $100k a year, leaving Providence
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 Providence
On paper, Baltimore and Providence are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
12% cheaper than Providence(vs $2,127/mo)
8.2%
$184/mo more in state tax than Providence
vs 5.99% in Providence
$5,782/mo
$75 more than Providence
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
22% cheaper than Providence
vs $528k in Providence
2.8M
vs 1.7M in Providence
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Providence keeps to 159 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 3.2× the events of Providence.
66/100
5% higher than Providence
vs 63/100 in Providence
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
2% higher than Providence
vs 96/100 in Providence
72
324% more than Providence
vs 17 nonstops in Providence
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
