with $100k coming in, swapping out of Syracuse
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
the monthly premium over Syracuse
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
15% more expensive than Syracuse(vs $1,619/mo)
8.2%
$196/mo more in state tax than Syracuse
vs 5.85% in Syracuse
$5,782/mo
$445 less than Syracuse
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
62% more expensive than Syracuse
vs $254k in Syracuse
2.8M
vs 653k in Syracuse
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Syracuse keeps to 142 pleasant days a year.
Things to do run about even with Syracuse.
66/100
12% higher than Syracuse
vs 59/100 in Syracuse
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
8% higher than Syracuse
vs 91/100 in Syracuse
72
350% more than Syracuse
vs 16 nonstops in Syracuse
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
