with $100k coming in, swapping out of Baltimore
changea dispatch from
fort wayne
IN
41.08°N
85.14°W
Fort Wayne sits where three rivers meet (the St. Joseph, the St. Marys, and the Maumee), and the riverfront has been transforming into a real public space. The Children's Zoo is consistently ranked among the country's best. It's the second-largest city in Indiana, with the friendly small-town feel still intact. Cheap, easy, and quietly improving.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than Baltimore
Fort Wayne is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,187/mo
36% cheaper than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
3%
$433/mo less in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$6,896/mo
$1,114 more than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$254k
38% cheaper than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
458k
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
161
pleasant days a year, in fort wayne.
Baltimore edges ahead with 168 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 21 in Baltimore.
Baltimore hosts 3.2× more events.
46/100
30% lower than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O' Lakes State Park, 20.3 mi.
90/100
8% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
10
86% fewer than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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