same $100k income, fresh start from Greensboro
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 Greensboro
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Baton Rouge is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
5% cheaper than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)
3%
$125/mo less in state tax than Greensboro
vs 4.5% in Greensboro
$6,722/mo
$192 more than Greensboro
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
7% cheaper than Greensboro
vs $269k in Greensboro
874k
vs 790k in Greensboro
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Greensboro gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 25 days above 95° vs Greensboro's 8.
Greensboro hosts 3.3× more events.
50/100
7% lower than Greensboro
vs 54/100 in Greensboro
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
15% lower than Greensboro
vs 88/100 in Greensboro
4
71% fewer than Greensboro
vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro
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