$100k a year, no longer in Jacksonville
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
under Jacksonville, every month
On paper, Baton Rouge and Jacksonville are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
19% cheaper than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville
vs 0% in Jacksonville
$6,722/mo
$68 more than Jacksonville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
30% cheaper than Jacksonville
vs $358k in Jacksonville
874k
vs 1.7M in Jacksonville
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Jacksonville gets 198 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
71% fewer events than Jacksonville. The pace eases up.
50/100
22% lower than Jacksonville
vs 64/100 in Jacksonville
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
19% lower than Jacksonville
vs 93/100 in Jacksonville
4
85% fewer than Jacksonville
vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville
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