$100k salary, packing up from Baltimore
changea dispatch from
nashville
TN
36.16°N
86.78°W
Nashville is honky-tonk neon on Broadway, hot chicken so spicy it counts as a personality test, and a music scene that includes way more than country (though country is the headliner). The Ryman Auditorium is still the most acoustically beloved room in American music. Bachelorette parties on pedal taverns are now a recognized weather pattern. Pack stretchy pants for the biscuits.
the verdict
below Baltimore's monthly cost
The gap is real. Nashville costs noticeably less than Baltimore, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
4% cheaper than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
0%
$683/mo less in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$6,543/mo
$761 more than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
12% more expensive than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
2.1M
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Baltimore keeps to 168 pleasant days a year.
322% more happening than in Baltimore.
56/100
15% lower than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
2% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
47
35% fewer than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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