with $100k coming in, swapping out of Milwaukee
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
cheaper each month than Milwaukee
You'd feel the difference in Baton Rouge. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Milwaukee.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
10% cheaper than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
3%
$273/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,722/mo
$415 more than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
37% cheaper than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
874k
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Milwaukee keeps to 149 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 25 days top 95° vs Milwaukee's 0.
But the calendar thins out: Milwaukee stays 4.7× busier.
50/100
18% lower than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
23% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
4
87% fewer than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
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