same $100k income, fresh start from Worcester
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
cheaper each month than Worcester
A near-tie on cost. What separates Baltimore is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
13% cheaper than Worcester(vs $2,140/mo)
8.2%
$267/mo more in state tax than Worcester
vs 5% in Worcester
$5,782/mo
$5 more than Worcester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
15% cheaper than Worcester
vs $486k in Worcester
2.8M
vs 867k in Worcester
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Worcester keeps to 148 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 2.2× the events of Worcester.
66/100
12% higher than Worcester
vs 59/100 in Worcester
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
9% higher than Worcester
vs 90/100 in Worcester
72
3500% more than Worcester
vs 2 nonstops in Worcester
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
