Moving from Lexington Park to Baltimore
Lexington Park to Baltimore: $788 less leftover
$2,411/mo leftover in Baltimore vs $3,199 in Lexington Park after tax and rent ($788 less). −$9,456 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Lexington Park leftover
$3,199
a month after tax and rent
Baltimore leftover
$2,411
−$788 vs Lexington Park
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 645 households moved Lexington Park → Baltimore (about 949 people, average AGI $70,406). 579 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Lexington Park | Baltimore |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $6,814 | $5,881 |
| Rent | $1,593 | $1,509 |
| All other costs | $2,022 | $1,961 |
| Left over | $3,199 | $2,411 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Lexington Park and Baltimore moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 82 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,600–$3,000
- Container or pod
- $1,100–$2,000
- Rent a truck
- $400–$700
Dig into Baltimore
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Baltimore than Lexington Park?
A one-bedroom is about $1,593 in Lexington Park versus $1,509 in Baltimore. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $788 a month lower in Baltimore. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Baltimore have state income tax?
Baltimore is in Maryland, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.20%.
Did people actually move from Lexington Park to Baltimore?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Lexington Park → Baltimore move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.