$100k salary, packing up from San Jose
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
below San Jose's monthly cost
In Baton Rouge, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
61% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
3%
$525/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,722/mo
$2,634 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
86% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
874k
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
San Jose has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year.
76% fewer events than San Jose. The pace eases up.
50/100
29% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
21% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
4
86% fewer than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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