$100k salary, packing up from Dallas
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
less monthly outlay than Dallas
On paper, Baton Rouge and Dallas are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
17% cheaper than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Dallas
vs 0% in Dallas
$6,722/mo
$36 more than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
32% cheaper than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
874k
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Dallas barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.
97% fewer events than Dallas. The pace eases up.
50/100
12% lower than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
19% lower than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
4
98% fewer than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
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