on $100k a year, leaving Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles, every month
Move to Baton Rouge and the monthly math gets easier. Los Angeles's rent is the headline; Baton Rouge's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
53% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
3%
$525/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,722/mo
$2,063 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
76% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
874k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Los Angeles actually gets more: 283 pleasant days a year.
Los Angeles hosts 23.2× more events.
50/100
25% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
22% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
4
97% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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