on $100k a year, leaving Seattle
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
pricier each month than Seattle
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
15% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Seattle
vs 0% in Seattle
$5,782/mo
$358 less than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
48% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
2.8M
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Seattle actually gets more: 182 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than Seattle. About 74% fewer events on a typical month.
66/100
29% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
0% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
72
20% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
same energy as baltimore, different zip code:
