$100k salary, packing up from Pittsburgh
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
less monthly outlay than Pittsburgh
Baton Rouge and Pittsburgh 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
8% cheaper than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
3%
$6/mo less in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,722/mo
$117 more than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
12% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
874k
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Pittsburgh only logs 161 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 25 days above 95° here, 0 in Pittsburgh.
But the calendar thins out: Pittsburgh stays 5.3× busier.
50/100
28% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
24% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
4
89% fewer than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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