$100k salary, packing up from San Jose
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
below San Jose's monthly cost
Baltimore runs on a fraction of San Jose's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
46% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
8.2%
$92/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$5,782/mo
$1,694 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
77% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
2.8M
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
San Jose actually gets more: 283 pleasant days a year.
On par with San Jose for events and shows.
66/100
6% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
3% higher than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
72
148% more than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
neighbors of baltimore on the map of tradeoffs:
