on $100k a year, leaving Baltimore

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San Francisco, CA cityscape

instead of baltimore

San Francisco

ca · metro 4.6M

photo: Andrew Whitmore / unsplash

a dispatch from

san francisco

CA

37.77°N

122.42°W

San Francisco is hills, fog, Mission burritos the size of forearms, and pastel Victorians stacked like dominoes. Karl the Fog has his own Instagram, the cable cars are still mechanically pulled by cables running under the street, and the Pacific shows up at the end of every west-bound avenue. The food is wildly good, the views are theatrical, and yes, you'll get cardio just walking to the corner store.

metro4.6M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,370

more each month than Baltimore ran you

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

68% 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

$4,412/mo

$1,370 less than Baltimore

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

04a house here

$1239k

201% more expensive than Baltimore

vs $412k in Baltimore

05metro size

4.6M

vs 2.8M in Baltimore

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Baltimore only logs 168 pleasant days.

A month here packs 3.9× the events of Baltimore.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

26% higher than Baltimore

vs 66/100 in Baltimore

Closest outdoor draw: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 1.5 mi.

·walk score®

99/100

1% higher than Baltimore

vs 98/100 in Baltimore

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

54% more than Baltimore

vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore

04 · see also

if san francisco appeals, also worth a look:

see also

san diego

$256/mo cheaper

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see also

honolulu

$162/mo cheaper

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los angeles

$247/mo cheaper

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