same $100k income, fresh start from South Bend
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 South Bend
A real premium for Baltimore. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
34% more expensive than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
8.2%
$433/mo more in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$5,782/mo
$910 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
79% more expensive than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
2.8M
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
South Bend only manages 157 of those.
3.9× the events of South Bend, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
25% higher than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
20% higher than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
72
700% more than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
neighbors of baltimore on the map of tradeoffs:
