same $100k income, fresh start from Salem
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
more expensive each month than Salem
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Baltimore is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
14% more expensive than Salem(vs $1,642/mo)
8.2%
$46/mo less in state tax than Salem
vs 8.75% in Salem
$5,782/mo
$180 less than Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
9% cheaper than Salem
vs $452k in Salem
2.8M
vs 437k in Salem
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Salem edges ahead with 201 pleasant days.
6600% more happening than in Salem.
66/100
4% lower than Salem
vs 69/100 in Salem
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
11% higher than Salem
vs 88/100 in Salem
72
0% fewer than Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Salem
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