$100k a year, no longer in Memphis
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
more each month than Memphis ran you
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
5% cheaper than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$6,722/mo
$175 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
3% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
874k
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Memphis barely cracks 185 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 25 days above 95° here, 6 in Memphis.
Noticeably quieter than Memphis. About 58% fewer events on a typical month.
50/100
11% lower than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
16% lower than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
4
87% fewer than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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