with $100k coming in, swapping out of Las Vegas
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
below Las Vegas's monthly cost
On paper, Baton Rouge and Las Vegas are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
21% cheaper than Las Vegas(vs $1,731/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Las Vegas
vs 0% in Las Vegas
$6,722/mo
$120 more than Las Vegas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
45% cheaper than Las Vegas
vs $451k in Las Vegas
874k
vs 2.3M in Las Vegas
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Las Vegas edges ahead with 210 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: Las Vegas packs 233.9× more into a month.
50/100
37% lower than Las Vegas
vs 80/100 in Las Vegas
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
9% lower than Las Vegas
vs 82/100 in Las Vegas
4
97% fewer than Las Vegas
vs 133 nonstops in Las Vegas
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