with $100k coming in, swapping out of Sacramento
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 Sacramento
Move to Baton Rouge and the monthly math gets easier. Sacramento's rent is the headline; Baton Rouge's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
39% cheaper than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)
3%
$525/mo less in state tax than Sacramento
vs 9.3% in Sacramento
$6,722/mo
$1,390 more than Sacramento
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
58% cheaper than Sacramento
vs $589k in Sacramento
874k
vs 2.4M in Sacramento
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Sacramento edges ahead with 211 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: Sacramento stays 5.6× busier.
50/100
33% lower than Sacramento
vs 75/100 in Sacramento
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
23% lower than Sacramento
vs 98/100 in Sacramento
4
86% fewer than Sacramento
vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento
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