$100k salary, packing up from Little Rock
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
the monthly premium over Little Rock
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Baton Rouge is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
13% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
3%
$117/mo less in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$6,722/mo
$36 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
10% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
874k
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Little Rock barely cracks 163 pleasant ones.
About as much going on as in Little Rock.
50/100
7% lower than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
53% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
4
76% fewer than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
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