$100k a year, no longer in Atlanta
changea dispatch from
baltimore
MD
39.29°N
76.61°W
Baltimore is steamed crabs with Old Bay, the Inner Harbor at golden hour, and row houses with painted screens. Edgar Allan Poe is buried here, John Waters still lives here, and Cal Ripken Jr. is a saint. The seafood is genuinely some of the best on the east coast. The neighborhoods (Fells Point, Hampden, Federal Hill) each feel like their own small town.
the verdict
more each month than Atlanta ran you
Baltimore costs more than Atlanta, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
3% more expensive than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
8.2%
$226/mo more in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$5,782/mo
$280 less than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
7% more expensive than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
2.8M
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Atlanta gets 204 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Noticeably quieter than Atlanta. About 72% fewer events on a typical month.
66/100
1% lower than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
5% higher than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
72
67% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
neighbors of baltimore on the map of tradeoffs:
