same $100k income, fresh start from Fayetteville
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
cheaper each month than Fayetteville
Not a fortune, but real money. Baton Rouge runs cheaper than Fayetteville month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
15% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)
3%
$117/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.4% in Fayetteville
$6,722/mo
$361 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
32% cheaper than Fayetteville
vs $367k in Fayetteville
874k
vs 590k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Fayetteville barely cracks 170 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.9× more on the calendar than Fayetteville.
50/100
22% lower than Fayetteville
vs 64/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
9% lower than Fayetteville
vs 82/100 in Fayetteville
4
71% fewer than Fayetteville
vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville
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