$100k salary, packing up from Clarksville
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
the monthly premium over Clarksville
Baton Rouge costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
2% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Clarksville
vs 0% in Clarksville
$6,722/mo
$274 less than Clarksville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
15% cheaper than Clarksville
vs $294k in Clarksville
874k
vs 337k in Clarksville
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Clarksville keeps to 173 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 25 days top 95° vs Clarksville's 9.
A month here packs 7.5× the events of Clarksville.
50/100
2% lower than Clarksville
vs 51/100 in Clarksville
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
10% lower than Clarksville
vs 83/100 in Clarksville
4
91% fewer than Clarksville
vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville
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