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I know a lot of people who work at APL (but not SWE), love it, and have no plans to leave. Definitely seems like a great option for someone in OP's situation.

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And Baltimore still has a low cost of living for an East Coast city but isn't so isolated, as say national labs like LANL and Sandia.

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