same $100k income, fresh start from San Antonio
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
more expensive each month than San Antonio
Baton Rouge runs a little pricier than San Antonio. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
2% cheaper than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,722/mo
$217 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
11% cheaper than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
874k
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
San Antonio barely cracks 167 pleasant ones.
San Antonio hosts 7.5× more events.
50/100
2% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
23% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
4
89% fewer than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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