$100k a year, no longer in Santa Maria
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 Santa Maria
Move to Baltimore and the monthly math gets easier. Santa Maria's rent is the headline; Baltimore's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
44% cheaper than Santa Maria(vs $3,352/mo)
8.2%
$92/mo less in state tax than Santa Maria
vs 9.3% in Santa Maria
$5,782/mo
$1,576 more than Santa Maria
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
61% cheaper than Santa Maria
vs $1059k in Santa Maria
2.8M
vs 441k in Santa Maria
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Santa Maria has the edge here, logging 337 pleasant days a year.
66/100
12% higher than Santa Maria
vs 59/100 in Santa Maria
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
13% higher than Santa Maria
vs 87/100 in Santa Maria
72
3500% more than Santa Maria
vs 2 nonstops in Santa Maria
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
