same $100k income, fresh start from St. Louis
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 St. Louis
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
32% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
8.2%
$292/mo more in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$5,782/mo
$749 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
49% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
2.8M
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
St. Louis has the edge here, logging 174 pleasant days a year.
Comparable to St. Louis for events and concerts.
66/100
3% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
13% higher than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
72
20% more than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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