on $100k a year, leaving Poughkeepsie
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 Poughkeepsie's monthly cost
Baton Rouge sits well below Poughkeepsie on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
38% cheaper than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)
3%
$238/mo less in state tax than Poughkeepsie
vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie
$6,722/mo
$1,074 more than Poughkeepsie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
37% cheaper than Poughkeepsie
vs $395k in Poughkeepsie
874k
vs 679k in Poughkeepsie
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Poughkeepsie only manages 153 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 25 days top 95° vs Poughkeepsie's 1.
1.5× the events of Poughkeepsie, and the calendar shows it.
50/100
25% lower than Poughkeepsie
vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
11% lower than Poughkeepsie
vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie
4
20% fewer than Poughkeepsie
vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie
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