with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Luis Obispo
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 Luis Obispo
Baton Rouge runs on a fraction of San Luis Obispo's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
56% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
3%
$525/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$6,722/mo
$2,259 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
73% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
874k
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
San Luis Obispo gets 303 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
50% more happening than in San Luis Obispo.
50/100
26% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
23% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
4
33% more than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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