on $100k a year, leaving Raleigh
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
pricier each month than Raleigh
Baltimore costs more than Raleigh, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
12% more expensive than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
8.2%
$308/mo more in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$5,782/mo
$513 less than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
6% cheaper than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
2.8M
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Raleigh gets 201 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
43% more happening than in Raleigh.
66/100
14% higher than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
1% higher than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
72
85% more than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
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