$100k salary, packing up from Trenton
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
below Trenton's monthly cost
The gap is real. Baltimore costs noticeably less than Trenton, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
26% cheaper than Trenton(vs $2,540/mo)
8.2%
$152/mo more in state tax than Trenton
vs 6.37% in Trenton
$5,782/mo
$519 more than Trenton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
10% cheaper than Trenton
vs $456k in Trenton
2.8M
vs 382k in Trenton
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Trenton has the edge here, logging 171 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.1× more on the calendar than Trenton.
66/100
7% lower than Trenton
vs 71/100 in Trenton
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
11% higher than Trenton
vs 88/100 in Trenton
72
41% fewer than Trenton
vs 123 nonstops in Trenton
cities that play in baltimore's register:
