$100k salary, packing up from Bridgeport
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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
less monthly outlay than Bridgeport
Baton Rouge sits well below Bridgeport on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
51% cheaper than Bridgeport(vs $2,767/mo)
3%
$208/mo less in state tax than Bridgeport
vs 5.5% in Bridgeport
$6,722/mo
$1,614 more than Bridgeport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
67% cheaper than Bridgeport
vs $768k in Bridgeport
874k
vs 952k in Bridgeport
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Bridgeport only logs 172 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 25 days above 95° here, 0 in Bridgeport.
114% more happening than in Bridgeport.
50/100
22% lower than Bridgeport
vs 64/100 in Bridgeport
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
18% lower than Bridgeport
vs 92/100 in Bridgeport
4
300% more than Bridgeport
vs 1 nonstops in Bridgeport
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