on $100k a year, leaving Toledo
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 Toledo
A real premium for Baltimore. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
56% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
8.2%
$351/mo more in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$5,782/mo
$1,022 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
110% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
2.8M
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Toledo only manages 159 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.7× more on the calendar than Toledo.
66/100
20% higher than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
72% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
72
1700% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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