$100k salary, packing up from Tucson
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 Tucson
Baltimore is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
29% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
8.2%
$475/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$5,782/mo
$899 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
17% more expensive than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
2.8M
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Tucson gets 202 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.0× more on the calendar than Tucson.
66/100
0% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
46% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
72
350% more than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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