with $100k coming in, swapping out of New Orleans
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 New Orleans
You'd feel the difference in Baton Rouge. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to New Orleans.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
16% cheaper than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
3%
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,722/mo
$251 more than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
4% cheaper than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
874k
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
New Orleans has the edge here, logging 235 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 25 days top 95° vs New Orleans's 3.
New Orleans hosts 6.4× more events.
50/100
9% lower than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
23% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
4
90% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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