$100k salary, packing up from Salinas
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 Salinas
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
52% cheaper than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
3%
$525/mo less in state tax than Salinas
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$6,722/mo
$1,977 more than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
71% cheaper than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
874k
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Salinas gets 335 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 25 days above 95° vs Salinas's 0.
50/100
30% lower than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
5% lower than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
4
33% fewer than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
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