$100k a year, no longer in York
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 cost of moving past York
A real premium for Baltimore. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
37% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
8.2%
$428/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$5,782/mo
$935 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
33% more expensive than York
vs $310k in York
2.8M
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
York keeps to 159 pleasant days a year.
6600% more happening than in York.
66/100
3% higher than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
5% higher than York
vs 93/100 in York
72
500% more than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
neighbors of baltimore on the map of tradeoffs:
