same $100k income, fresh start from Boston
changea dispatch from
baton rouge
LA
30.45°N
91.15°W
Baton Rouge is LSU football, the Mississippi River bending past downtown, and the kind of food (gumbo, jambalaya, boudin, po'boys) that makes you want to lie down after lunch. The Louisiana state capitol is the tallest in the country, a 34-story Art Deco tower that looks more like a Manhattan office building. Cajun warmth runs through everything, with a slightly more buttoned-up daily pace than New Orleans.
the verdict
cheaper each month than Boston
Move to Baton Rouge and the monthly math gets easier. Boston's rent is the headline; Baton Rouge's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
57% cheaper than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
3%
$167/mo less in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$6,722/mo
$1,950 more than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
68% cheaper than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
874k
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Boston only logs 160 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 25 days above 95° vs Boston's 2.
Noticeably quieter than Boston. About 91% fewer events on a typical month.
50/100
30% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
23% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
4
96% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
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