$100k salary, packing up from Mobile
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 Mobile, every month
Baton Rouge and Mobile land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
5% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
3%
$167/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,722/mo
$107 more than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
29% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
874k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Mobile edges ahead with 225 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 25 days above 95° vs Mobile's 3.
Lighter on events: Mobile packs 1.6× more into a month.
50/100
15% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
9% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
4
20% fewer than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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