on $100k a year, leaving Springfield
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 each month than Springfield ran you
Baltimore is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
50% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,249/mo)
8.2%
$292/mo more in state tax than Springfield
vs 4.7% in Springfield
$5,782/mo
$911 less than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
54% more expensive than Springfield
vs $268k in Springfield
2.8M
vs 491k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Springfield edges ahead with 170 pleasant days.
4.2× the events of Springfield, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
32% higher than Springfield
vs 50/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
10% higher than Springfield
vs 89/100 in Springfield
72
700% more than Springfield
vs 9 nonstops in Springfield
neighbors of baltimore on the map of tradeoffs:
