$100k salary, packing up from Winston-Salem
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 Winston-Salem
You'd pay for Baltimore. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
24% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
8.2%
$308/mo more in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$5,782/mo
$668 less than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
46% more expensive than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
2.8M
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Winston-Salem actually gets more: 186 pleasant days a year.
66/100
22% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
38% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
72
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
same energy as baltimore, different zip code:
