same $100k income, fresh start from Spokane
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
more expensive each month than Spokane
Baltimore is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
23% more expensive than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$5,782/mo
$1,031 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
2% cheaper than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
2.8M
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Spokane only logs 164 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.8× Spokane's pace.
66/100
19% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
8% higher than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
72
620% more than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
neighbors of baltimore on the map of tradeoffs:
