same $100k income, fresh start from Fresno
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 Fresno
Baton Rouge sits well below Fresno on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
32% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
3%
$525/mo less in state tax than Fresno
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$6,722/mo
$1,163 more than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
40% cheaper than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
874k
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Fresno gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Fresno hosts 2.5× more events.
50/100
24% lower than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
16% lower than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
4
64% fewer than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
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