same $100k income, fresh start from Naples
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 Naples
Baton Rouge is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
50% cheaper than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Naples
vs 0% in Naples
$6,722/mo
$1,108 more than Naples
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
63% cheaper than Naples
vs $679k in Naples
874k
vs 404k in Naples
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Naples edges ahead with 261 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 25 days above 95° here, 0 in Naples.
50/100
14% lower than Naples
vs 58/100 in Naples
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
7% lower than Naples
vs 81/100 in Naples
4
88% fewer than Naples
vs 34 nonstops in Naples
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