$100k salary, packing up from Baltimore
changea dispatch from
columbus
GA
32.46°N
84.99°W
Columbus is on the Chattahoochee River, with the longest urban whitewater course in the world (since 2013) running right through downtown for rafting and surfing waves. Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning) is the city's anchor. The Riverwalk stretches for miles. The downtown has come back nicely with restaurants and breweries. Smaller and friendlier than the city's industrial reputation suggests.
in our guides
the verdict
less monthly outlay than Baltimore
Columbus is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,264/mo
32% cheaper than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
5.49%
$226/mo less in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$6,612/mo
$830 more than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$208k
50% cheaper than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
329k
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in columbus.
Baltimore keeps to 168 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 39 days clear 95°, vs 4 back in Baltimore.
Lighter on events: Baltimore packs 2.9× more into a month.
47/100
29% lower than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: Standing Boy Creek State Park, 8.1 mi.
78/100
20% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
1
99% fewer than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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