with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lubbock
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
pricier each month than Lubbock
Baton Rouge costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
2% cheaper than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,722/mo
$227 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
19% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
874k
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Lubbock only manages 186 of those.
A month here packs 1.9× the events of Lubbock.
50/100
900% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
9% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
4
43% fewer than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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