$100k a year, no longer in New York
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 York
Move to Baton Rouge and the monthly math gets easier. New York's rent is the headline; Baton Rouge's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
59% cheaper than New York(vs $3,329/mo)
3%
$644/mo less in state tax than New York
vs 10.73% in New York
$6,722/mo
$2,612 more than New York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
66% cheaper than New York
vs $739k in New York
874k
vs 19.5M in New York
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
New York barely cracks 171 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 25 days above 95° vs New York's 1.
But the calendar thins out: New York stays 260.5× busier.
50/100
36% lower than New York
vs 78/100 in New York
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
25% lower than New York
vs 100/100 in New York
4
98% fewer than New York
vs 215 nonstops in New York
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