$100k salary, packing up from Baltimore

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San Diego, CA cityscape

next stop after baltimore

San Diego

ca · metro 3.3M

photo: Justin Wolff / unsplash

a dispatch from

san diego

CA

32.72°N

117.16°W

San Diego is the city most Californians secretly wish they lived in: 70°F, sunny, and a beach for every mood. Fish tacos are religion, Balboa Park is bigger than Central Park and packed with museums, and the craft beer scene is one of the best in the country. The zoo is world-famous and the burritos are aggressively underrated. Even the freeways feel relaxed here.

metro3.3M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,114

the monthly cost of moving past Baltimore

San Diego doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what San Diego is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the san diego entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,890/mo

55% more expensive than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$92/mo more in state tax than Baltimore

vs 8.2% in Baltimore

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$1,114 less than Baltimore

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$1010k

145% more expensive than Baltimore

vs $412k in Baltimore

05metro size

3.3M

vs 2.8M in Baltimore

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Baltimore only logs 168 pleasant days.

160% more happening than in Baltimore.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

14% higher than Baltimore

vs 66/100 in Baltimore

Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.

·walk score®

99/100

1% higher than Baltimore

vs 98/100 in Baltimore

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

24% fewer than Baltimore

vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore

04 · see also

same energy as san diego, different zip code:

see also

honolulu

more things to do

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see also

oxnard

better weather

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see also

san luis obispo

more things to do

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compare san diego with:

HonoluluOxnardSan Luis Obispo