$100k salary, packing up from Providence
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
under Providence, every month
Baton Rouge is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
36% cheaper than Providence(vs $2,127/mo)
3%
$249/mo less in state tax than Providence
vs 5.99% in Providence
$6,722/mo
$1,015 more than Providence
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
53% cheaper than Providence
vs $528k in Providence
874k
vs 1.7M in Providence
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Providence only manages 159 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 25 days top 95° vs Providence's 1.
A similar weekend lineup to Providence.
50/100
21% lower than Providence
vs 63/100 in Providence
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
22% lower than Providence
vs 96/100 in Providence
4
76% fewer than Providence
vs 17 nonstops in Providence
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