$100k a year, no longer in Salinas
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
less monthly outlay than Salinas
Baltimore sits well below Salinas on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
34% cheaper than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
8.2%
$92/mo less in state tax than Salinas
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$5,782/mo
$1,037 more than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
52% cheaper than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
2.8M
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Salinas edges ahead with 335 pleasant days.
66/100
7% lower than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
24% higher than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
72
1100% more than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
