with $100k coming in, swapping out of Roanoke
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
the monthly cost of moving past Roanoke
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
35% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
8.2%
$204/mo more in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$5,782/mo
$690 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
39% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
2.8M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Roanoke has the edge here, logging 179 pleasant days a year.
5.6× the events of Roanoke, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
4% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
4% higher than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
72
700% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
