same $100k income, fresh start from Chattanooga
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
more expensive each month than Chattanooga
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Baton Rouge is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
11% cheaper than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$6,722/mo
$87 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
22% cheaper than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
874k
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Chattanooga barely cracks 167 pleasant ones.
Chattanooga hosts 1.5× more events.
50/100
28% lower than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
9% lower than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
4
50% fewer than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
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