$100k salary, packing up from Baltimore
changea dispatch from
washington
DC
38.91°N
77.04°W
Washington DC is power dressed in seersucker. The monuments glow at night, the Smithsonian museums are all free (yes, all of them), and the cherry blossoms in April make even cynical lobbyists pause for a selfie. It's one of the most international cities in America (embassies from everywhere), with food scenes to match. The vibe shifts every four years and the architecture stays magnificent through all of it.
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more each month than Baltimore ran you
Washington runs a little pricier than Baltimore. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$2,352/mo
26% more expensive than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
8.5%
$25/mo more in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$5,273/mo
$509 less than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$626k
52% more expensive than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
6.3M
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in washington.
Baltimore barely cracks 168 pleasant ones.
140% more happening than in Baltimore.
87/100
32% higher than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 6.2 mi.
98/100
0% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
160
122% more than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
in the same ballpark as washington:
