on $100k a year, leaving Boulder
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
under Boulder, every month
Move to Baton Rouge and the monthly math gets easier. Boulder's rent is the headline; Baton Rouge's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
39% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
3%
$117/mo less in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$6,722/mo
$971 more than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
68% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
874k
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Boulder barely cracks 178 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 2.5× the events of Boulder.
50/100
37% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
11% lower than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
4
98% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
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