$100k salary, packing up from Rochester
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 premium over Rochester
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
22% more expensive than Rochester(vs $1,534/mo)
8.2%
$196/mo more in state tax than Rochester
vs 5.85% in Rochester
$5,782/mo
$530 less than Rochester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
51% more expensive than Rochester
vs $273k in Rochester
2.8M
vs 1.1M in Rochester
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Rochester only manages 147 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.2× more on the calendar than Rochester.
66/100
14% higher than Rochester
vs 58/100 in Rochester
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
42% higher than Rochester
vs 69/100 in Rochester
72
300% more than Rochester
vs 18 nonstops in Rochester
cities that play in baltimore's register:
