$100k salary, packing up from Nashville
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
below Nashville's monthly cost
A near-tie on cost. What separates Baton Rouge is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
24% cheaper than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Nashville
vs 0% in Nashville
$6,722/mo
$179 more than Nashville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
46% cheaper than Nashville
vs $461k in Nashville
874k
vs 2.1M in Nashville
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Nashville only manages 173 of those. Warm, not extreme: 25 days clear 95°, vs 4 back in Nashville.
95% fewer events than Nashville. The pace eases up.
50/100
11% lower than Nashville
vs 56/100 in Nashville
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
22% lower than Nashville
vs 96/100 in Nashville
4
91% fewer than Nashville
vs 47 nonstops in Nashville
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