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South · Maryland · pop 570K

Baltimore, MD

Fit score

Fair match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in MD, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,111 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,326 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,128 left over.

Expect summer highs near 88°F, winter lows around 29°F, and about 213 sunny days a year.

There's plenty to do — roughly 28 restaurants, arts, and recreation spots per 10k residents.

Tradeoff: reported crime rates are higher than most cities here, so research specific neighborhoods before deciding.

AFFORD 85HOUSIN 58JOBS 27SAFETY 9CLIMAT 100AMENIT 73

The Baltimore fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,983/mo

Typical rent

$1,560/mo

Home value ÷ income

3.4×

Score breakdown

Affordability
85
Housing
58
Jobs
27
Safety
9
Climate
100
Amenities
73

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,290/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,560/mo
Median home value
$190,000
Median household income
$56,000
Population
570,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
3.9%
Job growth (1yr)
0.4%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
1,500
Property crime rate
4,200

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
88°F
Avg. winter low
29°F
Sunny days / year
213
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈11/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈56/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈10/yr
Annual rain
44"
Annual snow
19"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+75
Int'l airport
≈10 mi
Walkability
69/100
Disaster risk
38/100
Buying instead of renting? Maryland's effective property tax runs about 1.05% of home value per year (≈$166/mo on the median $190,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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