$100k a year, no longer in Los Angeles
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salisbury
MD
38.36°N
75.60°W
Salisbury is the unofficial capital of Maryland's Eastern Shore, home to Perdue Farms' headquarters (yes, the chicken company), and a quick drive to Ocean City beaches. The Wicomico River runs past, the Salisbury Zoo (free) is a sleeper good time, and the surrounding Chesapeake Bay landscape is gorgeous. Slower-paced, water-oriented, and underrated.
the verdict
under Los Angeles, every month
Salisbury is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,899/mo
34% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
8.2%
$92/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$5,751/mo
$1,092 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
59% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
130k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in salisbury.
Los Angeles edges ahead with 283 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: Los Angeles packs 29.0× more into a month.
53/100
21% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Trap Pond State Park, 9.8 mi.
82/100
15% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
2
99% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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