on $100k a year, leaving San Diego
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
lighter monthly cost than San Diego
Baton Rouge sits well below San Diego on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
53% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
3%
$525/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,722/mo
$2,054 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
75% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
874k
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
San Diego gets 332 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 25 days above 95° here, 0 in San Diego.
Noticeably quieter than San Diego. About 91% fewer events on a typical month.
50/100
33% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
24% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
4
93% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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