same $100k income, fresh start from Reading
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 Reading
A near-tie on cost. What separates Baton Rouge is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
8% cheaper than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
3%
$6/mo less in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,722/mo
$122 more than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
20% cheaper than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
874k
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Reading only logs 157 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 25 days above 95° vs Reading's 2.
48% fewer events than Reading. The pace eases up.
50/100
23% lower than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
12% lower than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
4
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
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