same $100k income, fresh start from Shreveport
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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 Shreveport
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Baton Rouge is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
4% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
3%
vs 3% in Shreveport
$6,722/mo
$53 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
42% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
874k
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Shreveport barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 15.0× the events of Shreveport.
50/100
11% lower than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
47% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
4
20% fewer than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
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