same $100k income, fresh start from Louisville
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 Louisville, every month
Cost barely budges between Baton Rouge and Louisville. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
1% cheaper than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)
3%
$125/mo less in state tax than Louisville
vs 4.5% in Louisville
$6,722/mo
$132 more than Louisville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
11% cheaper than Louisville
vs $282k in Louisville
874k
vs 1.4M in Louisville
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Louisville keeps to 181 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 25 days top 95° vs Louisville's 1.
But the calendar thins out: Louisville stays 6.1× busier.
50/100
7% lower than Louisville
vs 54/100 in Louisville
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
20% lower than Louisville
vs 94/100 in Louisville
4
82% fewer than Louisville
vs 22 nonstops in Louisville
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